SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Notice of Intent to Award A Sole Source Contract
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA-DACK, Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HQ0147-13-R-0003
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2013
- Point of Contact
- David S. Hettich, Phone: 2564503632, Denise Mikelson, Phone: 2564503139
- E-Mail Address
-
david.hettich@mda.mil, denise.mikelson@mda.mil
(david.hettich@mda.mil, denise.mikelson@mda.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT T he Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to award a sole source research and development contract to the Boeing Company for the performance of complex and highly technical systems engineering and integration (SE&I) efforts and to provide MDA with specialized subject matter expertise that is needed for the Agency to achieve mandated capability enhancements to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The Boeing Company will act as the prime contractor, with participation by all five BMDS major defense contractors (known collectively as the MDA Engineering Team - Industry (MET-I)), to continue providing specialized system engineering guidance, integration, system development and data products that are currently being delivered by this same team under HQ0006-02-9-0001. The effort herein will include requirements related to the Agency's on-going mission to refine the layered BMDS Architecture and achieve presidentially mandated BMDS Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) technical capability enhancements within established schedule milestones. T h e G o v e r n m e n t in t e n d s to solicit a n d n e g o tia t e with o n l y o n e s o u r ce u n d e r the a u th o r i t y of F A R 6. 3 0 2 - 1(a)(2)( ii i). This decision is based on the fact that the MET-I team represents t h e o n ly s ou r ce having the requisite in-depth technical knowledge of BMDS component systems and specialized technical expertise that is required to fully accomplish t h e scope of work co n t emplated herein w i t h in mandated timeframes. No other source has access to all of t h e tec h n i cal d a ta nor possesses all the r e si d ent ex p e r t i se on BMDS component systems that is essential for the successful p e rfo r mance of this d e scr i b e d effo r t. Further, t he required level of ex p e rtise ca n n o t b e at t a in e d by a n y o th e r co n tr a c t or with i n the a n t i cip a t e d p e r iod o f p e r f o r m a n ce for this effort with o ut MDA i n cur r ing unac c e ptable de l ays and r i sk to t h e Agency's ability to accomplish mandated BMDS-related capability enhancements and without the Agency incurring a substantial duplication of costs. This sole s o u r ce a w ard will ensure continu i ty of critical work u n til such time t h a t t h is r e q u ireme n t c a n be p r o cur e d com p e t itive l y. T h e a n tici p a ted ordering p e ri o d for this effort will be limited to five ( 5 ) y e ars a ft e r co n tr a ct awar d. A d e t e r m i n ati o n b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t n o t to com p ete t h is p r o p o sed c o n t r a ct a ction is s o lely within t h e discre t i o n of t h e g o ve r n m e nt. This n o tice o f i n te n t is n o t a r e q u est f o r c o mp e titive p ro p os a ls. N o for m al s o licit a t i o n p a ck a ge i s a va i la b l e. C o m p an i es i n te r e sted i n su b co n t r acti n g opp o rtu n ities s h ou l d co n tact the Boeing Company dir e ctly.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Huntsville, Alabama, 35805, United States
- Zip Code: 35805
- Zip Code: 35805
- Record
- SN03042167-W 20130424/130422234316-6b206e4638ddcc5bc0a97cf4a3601782 (fbodaily.com)
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