SPECIAL NOTICE
L -- Sole Source Intent / Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541370
— Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, AMIC CONTRACTING OFFICE, 129 Andrews Ave, STE 110, Langley AFB, Virginia, 23665, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23665
- Solicitation Number
- FA4890-17-R-0ISR
- Archive Date
- 3/25/2017
- Point of Contact
- Scott D. Bedford, Phone: 7572259834
- E-Mail Address
-
scott.bedford@us.af.mil
(scott.bedford@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541370 and the Business Size Standard is $15,000,000.00. The Acquisition Management and Integration Center, 129 Andrews Ave Suite 110, JBLE Virginia, 23665 intends to award a sole source contract to acquire the services necessary to provide support for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (UAS ISR) requirement. The contractor shall provide 24-hours per day, seven (7)-days per week (24/7) availability of full motion video coverage using Contractor Owned - Contractor Operated UAS vehicles equipped with electro-optic, infrared, and midwave infrared imagery systems with the AFCENT Area of Responsibility (AOR). The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source bridge contract to AAI Corporation, 124 Industry Lane, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21030-3342. The need for this effort is to mitigate a break in capability on the existing contract, N00019-12-D-0009, Task Order 0005, which was awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and expires on 27 March 2018. This purchase order will serve as a bridge to ensure continuous UAS ISR support services of deployed forces in the U.S. Air Force Central (AFCENT) AOR until a new contract is in place. The required period of performance is from 28 March 2018 - 27 March 2019 (6-month base period plus six (6) 1-month option periods); if all options are exercised. No other contractor has the existing capability in place to continue providing the required services under this contract due to the potentially long transition period on the front and back end of 12-month performance period. A vital aspect of the requirement is obtaining Air Force Airworthiness Certification approval for Contractor-Owned and Contractor-Operated (COCO) aircraft which can take approximately one (1) to six (6) months. Additionally the new solicitation under way for these services, is expected to be posted on or around Aug 2017, the period of performance will be a base year and 4 one year option periods. A competitive acquisition before the current contract expires is not a practical solution. Accordingly, AAI Corporation is the only firm capable of successfully performing the contract within the time specified and IAW with the PWS. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time, March 10, 2017. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government; however, a determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. For any questions concerning this notice of intent, please contact Scott Bedford at scott.bedford@us.af.mil before 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: OCONUS, United States
- Record
- SN04425094-W 20170308/170306235306-fca4592012c095b7e248af04d4dec53d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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