Human Systems Integration Engineering Services

03/28/2012 ---- This update is intended only to publicly disclose the Justification and Approval (J&A) document for this noncompetitive awarded bridge contract, awarded as N00421-12-C-0029. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The Naval Air Systems Command; Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) (AIR 2.5.1.3), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Research Engineering Development (RED), Inc. 48015 Pine Hill Run Road, Suite 1, Lexington Park, MD 20653, to provide engineering services in support of AIR-4.6 Human Systems Department (HSD). This contract will provide a bridge vehicle to allow continuance of services during the competitive process of awarding a follow-on contract to the current Seaport Task Order N00178-05-D-4527-M801. RED, Inc. will provide support of systems engineering, analysis, development, and the integration of warfare systems into Naval Aircraft (manned and unmanned), weapons, ground stations and various other military systems as related to Human Systems Integration (HIS). This support includes tasking to identify, develop and implement HSI analysis and design solutions for various United States Navy/United States Marine Corps (USN/USMC) aviation weapon systems and their associated maintenance and training elements, Air-Ship Integration programs and various new special projects, including Naval Special Warfare, Flight Deck Crew Equipment, Combatant Craft Integration of Aviation HSI technologies, Aviation and Ships manning, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Ground Station HSI, UAV Flight Operations, Human Effectiveness Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Network Architecture and Advanced Maritime Technology Center development and operation. The estimated contract value is $24,000,000.00. The period of performance for this requirement is one-year. While this notice of intent is for informational purposes only, and not a request for competitive proposals, if a party believes they can provide this support they may submit their technical capability, which shall be considered by the NAWCAD. The Government retains the right not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice.