NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO Noesis, Inc., 10530 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 201, Manassas, VA

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO Noesis, Inc., 10530 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 201, Manassas, VA to provide diving and boat services during operational and assessment testing of the Expeditional Fighting Vehicle UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. The Regional Contracting Office, Southwest (RCO SW), Camp Pendleton, California intends to bilaterally extend contract M00681-01-P-0241 Noesis, Inc.through 31 October 2006 to continue diving and boat services while Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) conducts independent operational and assessment (OA) testing of the Expeditional Fighting Vehicles (EFV) being developed and tested under the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) program. OA completion was unavoidably delayed by the Government due to contingency operations. Noesis, Inc. has experience and expertise and an understanding of the historical background of problems with the developmental craft, all of which are absolutely! critical to the success of OA, and which could not be replicated by a replacement contractor. Continuity of the current contractor through completion of OA is imperative to ensure safety of the EFV and the personnel who operate it. The value of the modification is estimated to be $660,000.00. The RCO SW is engaged in acquisition planning for competition for the follow-on contract. The initial contract was awarded as a set—aside under the Small Business Administration 8(a) program on a sole-sole source basis. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. This Notice is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.3! 02-1. Point of contact for this purchase is Eva Austin, Contracting O fficer, (760) 725-8132.