Synopsis for Sole Source Modification

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to issue a sole-source modification for operations and sustainment services for the Quadipartatite Exploitation Cell (QEC) contract awarded to Lockheed Martin. This is a three month extension under Contract Number HM157213C0002, IAW FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. This effort will provide the O&M support for hardware, software, and on-site manning of the QEC architecture. The extension of this contract is paramount to NGA's ability to provide for the delivery of Near Real Time (NRT) Data to a variety of sites throughout the world. The QEC contract is set to expire on 31 December 2016. The period of performance will be extended three months until QEC is retired 31 March 2017. This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1. There is a reasonable basis to conclude that the supplies or services are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The point of contact for this action is Nathan Taylor who can be reached at [email protected] .