Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for Sustainment Services for AN/USQ-167(V) Common Data Link System (CDLS)

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Contract Opportunity

The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), in support of the
Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and
Intelligence (PEO C4I), Communications and Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation
Program Office (PMW/A 170), intends to award a sole source, ten-year, single award
Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for sustainment support services
for the Common Data Link System (CDLS), under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)
and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, to Cubic
Defense Applications, Inc. (Cubic), 9233 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92123.

The AN/USQ-167(V) CDL system is a datalink for the transmission of signal and imagery
intelligence data between national/tactical reconnaissance aircraft sensors and their
associated surface ship processing systems. The CDLS must remain operational and
sustained longer than anticipated. The proposed ten-year contract action contract will
include a five-year base ordering period and a five-year option ordering period and will
allow for the procurement of sustainment support services and spares. The estimated
value of the proposed contract action is $14.8 Million (M).

Cubic is the only qualified source capable of performing highly specialized engineering
services for depot-level maintenance, repair, and sustainment of the AN/USQ-167(V)
CDL system without creating unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Navy's requirements
and is the only source capable of fulfilling the CDLS program's requirements without a
substantial duplication of costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered
through competition.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A competitive solicitation
will not be posted.

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by 26 March 2025 at 12:00
p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), to the Contract Specialist at
jennifer.v.devera.civ@us.navy.mil with courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer at
kenneth.b.nickel2.civ@us.navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions
will be answered by providing a response directly to the anticipated vendor.

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