Engineering Services to support the sustainment of the ALQ 172 system

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Electronic Warfare and Common Avionics Division, Robins AFB intends to issue a contract to provide for engineering services in support of the ALQ-172 program. The instant acquisition will provide software block cycle support, software test cycle report, Enhanced Maintenance Test Set (EMTS) software sustainment, Maintainability and Reliability System (MARS) Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) -10 software support, and software sustaining engineering support The Government intends to solicit ITT Exelis, 77 River Road, Clifton NJ 07014-2099 (CAGE code 28527). The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The Government does not own or possess rights to reprocurement data to facilitate competitive procurement of the instant sustainment services from any other source. Interested parties may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation which will be a considered by AFLCMC. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all proposals received within thirty days of the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is within the sole discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be con s idered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This instant contract is anticipated to be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type instrument with provisions for Firm-Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee, and Cost Reimbursable No Fee contract line items. The period of performance is 1 base year plus 4 ordering periods. The solicitation is planned to be issued on or around 12 Mar 2014 under solicitation number FA8540-14-R-30576. The award is planned to be issued on or around 9 Sep 2014.