Vindicator II Unmanned Target System Services

DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT: The purpose of this amendment is to update proposal due date and Section J documents.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS SOLE SOURCE. THIS IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. NAWCWD will conduct negotiations with Canadian Commercial Corporation located at 350 Albert St Suite 700, Ottawa, ON K1A 0S6, Canada. The contract will be a 100% subcontract to QinetiQ located at 99 Bank St Suite 260, Ottawa, ON K1P 6B9, Canada. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, the proposed contractor was determined as the sole source uniquely qualified to provide required target operation services.

The anticipated contract is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract, non-performance-based, with an ordering period of five years, and with Firm Fixed Price and Cost type contract line items.  The estimated award for this requirement is 3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2024.

This acquisition will provide target support services for land and sea-based modeling, testing, and risk reduction flights utilizing contractor-owned, contractor-operated Vindicator II system. This will support Group 3 (medium) low-speed, low-altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) target systems for the objective evaluation of assigned major weapon system and subsystem products of Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command. The Contractor will provide all the UAV target presentations as turnkey test operations.

A sources sought synopsis for this requirement was previously posted on 15 Feb 2023. A pre-solicitation note for this requirement was previously posted on 06 Oct 2023.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled information in Contract Opportunities within the SAM website.  See the DLA website for the Joint Certification Program:  https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/

Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management, as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.  Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration.  Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration.  It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration.  More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/sam.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS SOLE SOURCE. THIS IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. NAWCWD will conduct negotiations with Canadian Commercial Corporation located at 350 Albert St Suite 700, Ottawa, ON K1A 0S6, Canada. The contract will be a 100% subcontract to QinetiQ located at 99 Bank St Suite 260, Ottawa, ON K1P 6B9, Canada. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, the proposed contractor was determined as the sole source uniquely qualified to provide required target operation services.

The anticipated contract is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract, non-performance-based, with an ordering period of five years, and with Firm Fixed Price and Cost type contract line items.  The estimated award date for this requirement is February 2024.

This acquisition will provide target support services for land and sea-based modeling, testing, and risk reduction flights utilizing contractor-owned, contractor-operated Vindicator II system. This will support Group 3 (medium) low-speed, low-altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) target systems for the objective evaluation of assigned major weapon system and subsystem products of Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command. The Contractor will provide all the UAV target presentations as turnkey test operations.

A sources sought synopsis for this requirement was previously posted on 15 Feb 2023. A pre-solicitation note for this requirement was previously posted on 06 Oct 2023.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled information in Contract Opportunities within the SAM website.  See the DLA website for the Joint Certification Program:  https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/

Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management, as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.  Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration.  Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration.  It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration.  More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/sam.