SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Nigeria Simulation Center Support
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway Code 253, Orlando, FL, 32826-3224
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3224
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-N61339-NIGERIASIMCENTER
- Response Due
- 12/1/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2005
- Description
- NAVAIR Orlando Training System Division (TSD) in Orlando, FL, intends to award a follow-on sole source Contract to MPRI, Inc., 1201 E. Abingdon Drive, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22314 to continue to provide a program of in-country contractor support for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) to the Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) Simulation Center located in Jaji, Nigeria under Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) case S4-B-AVD. The Contractor will be required to: a. Provide support to the Director of the Simulation Center to provide liaison to the Office of Defense Cooperation, providing simulation familiarization training, and assistance in managing the technical challenges of administering the center. b. Provide On the Job Training (OJT) for the Joint Conflict And Tactical Simulation (JCATS) Exercise Direction, JCATS Database Administration, JCATS Systems Administration, JCATS Observer/Controller training and JCATS Work Station Operating training with the goal of ?train the trainer? to establish a cadre of fully qualified ?Master Trainers? in the Nigerian Armed Forces. c. Provide IT materials obtained from local vendors to upgrade the simulation hardware of the center for compatibility with the latest version of JCATS. The resulting contract will be issued using other than full and open competition pursuant to the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that 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 and (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency?s requirements. Pursuing award through competition would result in substantial duplication of costs that the Government would not recover through competition and would also result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling critical mission requirements, potentially leading to the unavailability of training for the staff of the Nigerian Simulation Center. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, with a small business size standard not to exceed $23,000,000 . The anticipated contract award date for the contract is 22 December 2005. This is not a request for quotation, nor an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. NAVAIR Orlando Training Systems Division (TSD) intends to enter into negotiations with MPRI, Inc. ten (10) business days after publication of this notice. Questions regarding the requisite technical capabilities of the product or services being acquired through this sole source acquisition may be directed in writing to the Contract Specialist, Mary Ograyensek, e-mail address: mary.ograyensek@peostri.army.mil or NAVAIR Orlando Training Systems Division (TSD), 12350 Research Parkway, Attn: Mary Ograyensek Code 25361, Orlando, FL 32826. Communications from market research firms will not be acknowledged nor responded to.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Jaji, Nigeria
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: Nigeria
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00933066-W 20051118/051116212327 (fbodaily.com)
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