SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Notice of Intent to Award
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- FA8604-11-C-7450
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2010
- Point of Contact
- Jacob I. Hutchinson,
- E-Mail Address
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jacob.hutchinson@wpafb.af.mil
(jacob.hutchinson@wpafb.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Enterprise Acquisition Contracting Division (ASC/PKEIS, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7228) intends to award a bridge contract, FA8604-11-C-7450, to allow continued support for the current AFRL Rapid Response IT Support contract. This bridging effort will have a period of performance of five months, from 18 Dec 10 to 18 May 11, and will allow continued program support until Solicitation FA8604-10-R-7479 is competitively awarded. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The proposed contract action is for work which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B) "Unacceptable Delays." Contract DAAB07-03-D-B006 was competitively awarded to ARINC in September 2006. This contract action will allow for the continued support of mission critical functions until a follow-on contract is awarded. ARINC is currently the incumbent for the AFRL Rapid Reaction IT Support contract. AFRL/RYZ requires the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, and reception of sensor data and/or information. Support needed to accomplish the above "handling" of the data and/or information include the following: identifying and resolving program management, financial analysis, engineering, and logistics issues for IT-based development programs and associated equipment. The type of technical tasks this effort shall employ to accomplish the overall requirements of "data-handling" includes analysis, design, research, development, prototyping, fabrication, integration, test, and repair of equipment, as well as research, development and delivery of engineering and logistics support required for AFRL/RYZ program activities. To accomplish the mission, the supplier of the support must employ and utilize personnel with the proper expertise and experience in each of the disciplines to assure success and Customer (ASC, ACC, SOF, USSOCOM, JIEDDO, DARPA, USA, USMC, USN, AFRC, ANG) satisfaction of the product delivered to the warfighter. ARINC has superior support knowledge of the system, and thus is the only contractor capable of providing the support described above without the Air Force experiencing unacceptable delays in accomplishing its mission. To enhance competition, the follow-on contract will provide a transition period if a new contractor is competitively selected, which will mitigate program risks. Any questions or concerns about this award notice should first be directed to the buyer, Jake Hutchinson, at jacob.hutchinson@wpafb.af.mil, or you may contact the Ombudsman. (a) Mr Howard E. Marks Jr., ASC/AQH, has been appointed as Ombudsman. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendation to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Howard E. Marks Jr. Chief, Acquisition Center of Excellence Aeronautical Systems Center 1755 11th St, Bldg 570, Room 101 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7404 howard.marks@wpafb.af.mil Voice Number: 937-255-8642 (DSN 785-8642) Fax Number: 937-656-7193 (DSN 986-7193) Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.
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