This synopsis provides notice of the Government's intent to solicit a proposal on a sole source basis from incumbent Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) at 8283 Greensboro Drive McLean, VA 22102 for 288,000.00 hours of Technical and Engineering Services (TES) for Communications and Information System Support (CISS). This is necessary for the continuance of contractor support services to the Ship & Air Integrated Warfare (SAIW) Division (AIR 4.11.3) of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at St. Inigoes, MD. The contractor engineering and technical support services will include: concept and technology development, system development and design, system integration and life-cycle support, technical management support for strategic and tactical airborne, land-based, mobile, sea-based surface and sub-surface, space-based platforms, systems, subsystems and components. The proposed bridge contract has an estimated award date of January 2018 and is needed for continued support services currently being performed under Seaport-e task order N00178-04-D-4024-M803 while the follow-on contract is being completed. This requirement will be a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) bridge contract. Due to the ongoing nature of the support services currently being performed under task order N00421-04-D-4024-M803 and the need to continue these services with a minimal break in work; BAH is the only practical source for providing the necessary continuation of these services until award of a competitive follow-on contract. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, responsible interested parties may submit information in which they identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. For subcontracting opportunities please contact Ms. Theresa Harney at [email protected]. The Government will consider all information received by 02 February 2017 1630 EST. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any information received. No telephone responses will be accepted. Any questions shall be submitted to Jon Large, Code 2.5.1.3.5, via email at [email protected].

Per FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." BAH is the sole source capable of providing these support services without creating an impact on the sponsor schedules, project schedules, operations and operational readiness that would be caused by a break in service. It is unrealistic, from a technical and contractual perspective, to expect any other potential source to provide continued services prior to the competitive contract being awarded. Because of the nature of this requirement and the impracticality and substantial costs the Government would incur and not recover through competition, this will be procured on a sole source basis.