C-12 CLS Bridge Contract

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, Maryland intends to issue a Sole Source Contract to L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC. This Sole Source contract is issued until the follow-on requirement can be competed. The contract will consist of a 10 month base period with 4 one-month option periods. L-3 is the C-12 CLS contractor for the current N00019-00-D-0272 contract. Continued support includes all phases of commercial maintenance, logistics support, including repair and modification of the aircraft and engine, spares (components) and parts, in addition to providing all required material to support the sixty-five (65) aircraft located worldwide. The Government also requests information for: quality, contract fund status, consumption and usage, service engineering reports, subscription services for technical manual updates and service actions. The contractor is required to establish and maintain agreements with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for data and technical support to maintain the C-12 Aircraft. Award will be issued as a Firm Fixed Price Contract for these services, providing for some Cost Reimbursable Contract Line Numbers (CLINs) using a negotiated type contract in accordance with FAR Part 15. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.