MODIFICATION
J -- E3 SYSTEM AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS)-AVIONICS INTEGRATION LAB (AIL) INTEGRATION AND TEST SUPPORT (AITS) (SYSTEM AITS) LAB SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2025 12:59:25 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- FA8730 KESSEL RUN AFLCMC/HBBK HANSCOM AFB MA 01731-2100 USA
- ZIP Code
- 01731-2100
- Solicitation Number
- FA2363
- Response Due
- 4/30/2025 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/15/2025
- Point of Contact
- Brett Clemens, Phone: 7812255722, Allison Eacrett
- E-Mail Address
-
brett.clemens.1@us.af.mil, allison.eacrett@us.af.mil
(brett.clemens.1@us.af.mil, allison.eacrett@us.af.mil)
- Description
- E3 System AWACS Integration and Test Support (AITS) (System AITS) Notice Type: Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) Contract Award Number: FA8730-20-C-0002 Synopsis: The purpose of this posting is to provide notification to our industry partners that Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), International Airborne Battle Management Command and Control (AFLCMC/WIM).intends to award a contract extension pursuant to FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, to The Boeing Company 7755 E Marginal Way, S Seattle, WA 98108?4002, to provide for the continued operations and maintenance of the E?3 System AWACS Integration and Test Support (AITS) laboratory (System AITS). The E?3 System AITS provides the environment to provide for the development and testing of new software and hardware prior to operational aircraft integration. This System Level Integration and Software Development environment is presently housed at contractor?owned facilities. The System AITS lab is comprised of extensive Boeing infrastructure designed specifically to house the lab environment, combined with a substantial suite of GFP assets. The AITS services were proposed by Boeing in the 1970�s during the early days of the AWACS program as part of the original EMD contract to allow for the conduct of integration and test requirements associated AWACS programs in a lab environment to economize and reduce the amount of actual flight testing. Since then, the AWACS representative lab environment has existed at the Boeing facility in Seattle, WA for the purpose of providing the lab support required by AWACS upgrade programs to execute their respective missions. Among the most critical customers of the System AITS lab Environment is the AWACS Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. This contract was originally awarded under the authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented as follows: - FAR 6.302?1(a)(2) ? When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. - FAR 6.302?1(a)(2)(iii)(B) further goes on to state that for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow?on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP), promise to issue an RFP, nor constitutes a solicitation. This special notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Please submit all questions, comments and feedback regarding this NOCA via e-mail to the following Points of Contact: Mr. Brett Clemens, Contracting Officer, WIMK E-mail: brett.clemens.1@us.af.mil MSgt Alexandra Counts, Contracting Officer, WIWK Email: alexandra.counts@us.af.mil Ms. Allison Eacrett, Contract Specialist, WIMK Email: allison.eacrett@us.af.mil No telephone responses will be accepted. The Government is not requesting any information, however, should any information submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action is strictly voluntary. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such, and will be properly protected from disclosure. No classified information shall be submitted. Any response submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center employees and Advisory & Assistance Services contractor employees, unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to Federally Funded Research and Development Contractor employees and Advisory & Assistance Services Contractor employees. DISCLAIMER AND NOTICE: This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that AFLCMC/WIM, will take procurement action in this matter. This is NOT a request for proposals, applications, proposal abstracts, or quotation. This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. Further, the Government will NOT be responsible nor reimburse any submitters of information for any cost incurred in furnishing this information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07408663-F 20250417/250415230040 (samdaily.us)
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