THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, INTENTS TO AWARD A MODIFICATION TO MFS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., INCREASING THE SCOPE OF CURRENT CONTRACT DACA87-95-D-0037 TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS (ESS) SUPPORT SERVICES AT VARIOUS FACILITIES WORLDWIDE. A THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, INTENTS TO AWARD A MODIFICATION TO MFS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., INCREASING THE SCOPE OF CURRENT CONTRACT DACA87-95-D-0037 TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS (ESS) SUPPORT SERVICES AT VARIOUS FACILITIES WORLDWIDE. POC Suzanne M. Wear, 256-895-1162, Contract Specialist or Connie B. Oberle, 256-895-1161, Contracting Officer, Description: The U. S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville intends to modify the current contract, by increasing the capacity $10,000,000 to provide Electronic Security Systems at various facilities, worldwide. The services to be provided under this modification will remain consistent with the scope and nature of the original statement of work for the contract (DACA87-95-D-0037). The existing contract was awarded under full and open competition and provided for the issuance of firm fixed-price task orders. The contract ceiling threshold of $25,000,000 was based upon our projections for customer requirements at the time. It is now clear that the potential magnitude of programmatic support was far greater than our projections at the time of contract planning and award. There is no way this office could have foreseen the drastic increase in requirements that have occurred in the current year. The first four years of this contract resulted in approximately $20,000,000 worth of task order awards. However, this fifth and final year of the contract, we have received approximately the same dollar volume of requirements ($20,000,000). We believe this is the result of agencies securing funding to protect their personnel and critical assets. The increase in contract value is based on the unforeseen volume of project requests that have been realized up to this point of the contract life. This program office is currently involved in the acquisition-planning phase to acquire a replacement contract. The acquisition strategy for this programmatic support contract will provide multiple award ID/IQ contracts to cover five years, with at least one award set aside for small business and the remaining awards competed on a unrestricted basis. However, for this specific request, the unique, prior experience and involvement of the current contractor, the need for expansion of existing equipment and the requirement for modification of existing task orders, the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 ( c )(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Section 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), is applicable: Only one reasonable source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements when supplies or services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development of production of a major system or highly specialized equipment and award to any other source would result in (a) substantial duplication of cost to the government that is not expected to be recovered through competition or, (b) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirement. Due to the unique, prior experience and involvement of the current contractor, the need for expansion of existing equipment, and the requirement for modification of existing task orders, the sole source award (modification to increase the scope) to MFS Network Technology, Inc. is justified, because to do otherwise would result in substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable delays. This notice is not a formal solicitation. The synopsis of intent to award a sole source is not a request for proposal (RFP). The Government will NOT reimburse the contractor for any cost associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. Offerors who can demonstrate the necessary experience and expertise and who can provide the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, with the above services, in the timeframe required and without substantial duplication of cost to the government are invited to submit, in writing, an affirmative response which includes applicable pricing and any information indicating a bona fide ability to meet these specific requirements. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis, and all such responses will be considered by the agency. Response should include business size, Standard Industrial Code 7382. If no written responsive sources are received with in 15 calendar days, a modification will be awarded. Written inquiries may be emailed to Suzanne.Wear@HND01.usace.army.mil or directed to Suzanne Wear, Contract Specialist, FAX (256) 895-1519. See Numbered Note 22 (Applicable response time is 15 days). E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, Suzanne.Wear@HND01.usace.army.mil. Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN468145).

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