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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subparts 5.101 and 5.201 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract action, and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) (formerly 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.”

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) intends to award a contract in support of Project Heisenberg Phase 3 to BAE Systems under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a period of performance of 2-years and 5-months. Project Heisenberg consists of data analysis on flight intercept data collected via flight test demonstrations of the modified AN/ASQ-239A system on the Combat Sent (RC-135U) aircraft. The AN/ASQ-239A system is a component of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Electronic Warfare (EW)/Countermeasure Suite associated with Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2)/Block 4 EW capabilities and evaluation of associated Mission Data Files. The contractor shall conduct analysis of flight test/demonstration data required to ensure the ASQ-239A system is performing in the operational environment as designed.

BAE systems is the sole developer and manufacturer of the AN/ASQ-239A system, the advanced EW suite for the F-35. BAE alone has the requisite knowledge, experience, proprietary technical documentation, and technical expertise to furnish the required services. Accordingly, BAE is the only source able to fulfill the requirements specified herein. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors must respond to this notice on or before April 7th at 3:00 pm Eastern Time by sending an email to Kieran.Farrell@jsf.mil.

This notice is not a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award (or awards), or be responsible for any cost incurred by interested parties prior to award of a contract for the effort described above. The data associated with the F-35 JPO is export controlled and is not available to foreign sources or representatives.