B--Special Studies and Analysis-Not R&D

The United States Secret Service (USSS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302 to John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 1110 John Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723-6099. The contract award shall be an IDIQ contract with one (1) base year and four (4) option years for ancillary engineering, research and development, and prototyping services to assist in technology integration and operational analyses including threat analysis and threat-driven vulnerability analysis. This notice is neither a request for quotations nor a solicitation of offers. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available. Only written responses will be accepted and must be received within two (2) calendar days of the date of this notice. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement. See Note 22 – Please insert “two days” in lieu of “45 days.”