D--Notice of Intent to Increase Ceiling W91260-12-C-0001 WSOTS

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal intends to award the following sole source contract action via modification to the competitively awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract number W91260-12-C-0001 with Exelis Inc. Under this contract, Exelis Inc. provides both sustainment and system adaptation services in support of the Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Operations and Technical Support (WSOTS) contract. The purpose of this action is to increase the overall contract ceiling by $27.5M from $127M to $154.5M with no changes to the contract period of performance. The current contract has reached its maximum ceiling value for system adaptation work in option period three and additional system adaptation work totaling $27.5M is planned for the next two years of the contract (option period three and four). The authority for this sole source award is FAR 6.302-1-Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is for information purposes only and not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit their written qualifications by email only as an MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Christopher Baldwin, [email protected]. Statements are due by 4:00pm (MT), 8 January 2015. No phone calls accepted. The Government will not reimburse for information submitted nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information or materials furnished in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract action upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.