W91151-19-C-0008 MSS Extension-Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE. Due to unforeseen delays in the follow-on contract, the U.S. Government currently intends to award an extension to an existing contract for up to 18 months for Mission Support Services (MSS) to provide analytical and engineering support services to the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) on a SOLE SOURCE basis to give the government time to successfully compete the follow-on requirement.

The proposed sole source Cost Plus Fix Fee contract is to Southwest Range Services LLC for providing non-personal services to support the planning, logistics, operation, maintenance, research, and development of systems, equipment, and facilities for the WSMR Test and Evaluation mission. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is FAR 6.302- 1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The period of performance will begin for this extension on 1 March 2025 with an ending date that will not exceed 28 February 2026. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The total cost of this requirement to include options and this extension will be less than $100,000,000.00.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 541330 Engineering Services with a size standard of $25,500,000.00.

In response to this notice, please:

1. Identify any condition or action that may unnecessarily restrict competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Notice to Award Sole Source. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

6. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

7. Limit responses to 5 pages and include the following additional information: name and address of firm, commercial activity/government entity (CAGE) code, unique entity identifier (UEI), corresponding NAICS code, business size and status, point of contact name, title, phone, and email. Interested sources shall submit all replies by email to (CS email) no later than 11:00 am Mountain Time on 29 March 2024. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made.

Responses to this intent to sole source shall be sent to the Contracting Officer Joyce Frost at joyce.m.frost6.civ@army.mil; the Contract Specialists, Dr. Traci Leonard at traci.d.leonard2.civ@army.mil and Rosalinda White at rosalinda.white6.civ@mail.mil.