This Special Notice announces the Government's intention to extend the existing Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Milstar Engineering & Communications Support Services (MECSS) bridge contract. The current MECSS support services are currently provided by LinQuest Corporation and administered by 50 CONS. The MECSS bridge contract provides support services to the 50th Space Wing, 4th Space Operations Squadron (4 SOPS) at Schriever AFB and the 614th Satellite Control Squadron (614 SCS) at Peterson AFB. The period of performance for this contract action is 1 February 2011 through 15 March 2011. This extention will allow for additional time in the Extremely High Frequency SATCOM Support and Engineering Services (ESSES) Source Selection Process, and will ensure uninterrupted support to the critical needs of 4 SOPS and 614 SCS.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. However, interested parties may indentify their capability to respond to this requirement by 4:00 pm MDT, 3 December 2011, via email to the attention of: Brad York, [email protected] or Kathy Dillon, [email protected] Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. No reimbursement for any costs connected with providing capability information will be provided. Information received will be solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.