Varible Stability Aircraft

Added: Jan 21, 2015 2:48 pm This announcement constitutes public notice of Air Force Test Center (AFTC)/PZIEB Edwards AFB, CA intent to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed Price contract to Calspan Corporation, 4455 Genesee St, Buffalo, New York 14225 for the purchase of Variable Stability Aircraft (VSA) Support Services to include: Variable Stability training services and flight demonstrations, Test Management Projects, and Staff Development Projects at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School. This requirement will be negotiated on an other than full and open competition basis in accordance with 10 USC 2304(c)(1), which specifies that: "the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency" as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1(b)(1)(ii). Interested persons may respond to the requirement or submit a capabilities statement. Interested parties capable of providing all requirements should submit a capabilities package. Capabilities packages shall include, as a minimum: 1) detailed description of services proposed; 2) size of firm, large or small business; 3) whether or not these services are provided commercially to non-government agencies; and 4) the capability to support the requirements as identified above. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in future requirements. This synopsis is published for informational purposes only. The proposed source, Calspan Corporation is the only known supplier that can provide a VSA with proprietary software for this requirement. This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-77 and DPN 20141014. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611512 and has a Small Business size standard of $27,500,000.00. The Government does not intend to pay for any information received in response to this announcement. Reference FA9302-15-D-0006, all responses shall be sent to the attention of Tylan McBride by way of email at tylan.mcbride.2@us.af.mil.