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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF APRIL 14, 2022 SAM #7440
AWARD

R -- DATA FUSION/ AI

Notice Date
4/12/2022 8:11:07 AM
 
Notice Type
Award Notice
 
NAICS
541330 — Engineering Services
 
Contracting Office
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-1545 USA
 
ZIP Code
20670-1545
 
Solicitation Number
N0042122C0007
 
Archive Date
04/26/2022
 
Small Business Set-Aside
WOSBSS Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Sole Source (FAR 19.15)
 
Award Number
N0042122C0007
 
Award Date
04/11/2022
 
Awardee
AM Pierce & Associates, Inc. MD 20619-2072 USA
 
Award Amount
4498502.00
 
Description
2.? Description of the Action Being Approved: This follow-on Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves the issuance of a follow-on sole source, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to AM Pierce & Associates, Inc., a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), under the provisions of FAR 19.1506 Women-Owned Small Business Program sole source awards. This contract will provide critical resources to support the high demand for unique autonomy, Data Fusion (DF), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) technologies as applied to Naval Aviation systems. 3.? Description of Supplies or Services: This requirement will provide critical engineering and technical services to the NAWCAD Advanced Technology Development (ATD) Department�to meet the increasing demand signal from its customers. The customer base includes but is not limited to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the United States Air Force, the United States Army, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and various other intelligence agencies. To meet the customer demands, this requirement will require resources with the requisite skills, expertise, and experience in autonomy, data analytics, AI/ML and DF technologies specifically applied to Naval Aviation and Department of Defense Manned and Unmanned Platforms. To successfully support the NAWCAD ATD Deparment, the contractor must have demonstrated capability and expertise in the research, development, integration and evaluation of AI/ML and DF technology solutions and tools applied specifically to naval aviation manned and unmanned aircraft and mission operations. 4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), Authorized or Required by Statute, as implemented at FAR 6.302-5. The specific statute applicable to this procurement is 15 U.S.C. 637(m), Sole Source Awards under the WOSB Program, as implemented at FAR 19.1506. 5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority: FAR 19.1506(b) requires a contracting officer to consider a contract award to a WOSB concerns on a sole source basis before considering small business set-asides provided: 1. The acquisition is assigned a North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code in which the SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal Procurement; 2. The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two (2) or more WOSB concerns; 3. The anticipated award price, including options, will not exceed $4.5M; 4. The WOSB concern has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and 5. Award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
 
Web Link
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/1a31cf2c09df44b3afc7b8d4aa15d01f/view)
 
Place of Performance
Address: Patuxent River, MD 20670, USA
Zip Code: 20670
Country: USA
 
Record
SN06295116-F 20220414/220412230058 (samdaily.us)
 
Source
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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