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70 -- AIRBORNE BROADCAST INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM SOL F19628-00-R-0051 POC Capt Larena Sellers, Contract Specialist, (718)377- 5595; = Kathleen A. Munroe, Contracting Officer (781)377-3956 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, larena.sellers@hanscom.af.mil. Notice of Contract Action: Reference Commerce Business Daily Synopsis, Issue No. PSA 2534, dated 15 Feb 00, titled 70 General-Purpose = Information Technology Equipment-Potential Sources Sought. The Government intends = to award a contract for up to 20 Airborne Broadcast Intelligence (ABI) Integrated Hardware Systems and related site surveys, Contractor = Logistics Support (CLS), Training and Material Support to Boeing Co. Fairfax, VA. The proposed contract action is for integrated hardware systems and related site surveys, CLS, and material support for which the = Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority = of FAR 6.302-1 entitled "Only one responsible source and no other supplies = or services will satisfy agency requirements". Authorization to do this = is contained under 10 U.S.C. 2304=A9(1). This contract action represents = a follow-on contract for which the Government considers that an award to any source other than = the Boeing Company would likely resultin substantial duplication of cost = that is not expected to be recovered through competition or unacceptable = delays in fulfilling the Government's requirements. Award of the contract and = the placement of orders and/or exercise of option(s) for the ABI Systems is subject to Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) waiver as mandated by OSD/C3I. This notice of intent is not a request = for competitive proposals, but rather a notice of the Government's intent. The Government intends = to issue a solicitation on or about 1 Oct 00. Award of this contract will = be made on or about 15 Nov 00. Additional information may be obtained = from the POC/Contracting Officer listed above. The Government will consider proposals from all responsible sources. =20 An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Joseph B. Magnone, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman = role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these = to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain = strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals = or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. See Notes 22 and 26. Posted 08/17/00 (D-SN487297). (0230)

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