Basic Ordering Agreement and Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for MQ-9 Reaper Support

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL FIRMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES & SUPPLIES DESCRIBED HEREIN PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO AND WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES AS A RESULT OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. INTRODUCTION/REQUIREMENTS This Sources Sought is being posted to satisfy the requirement of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-l(d). The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive (DPAE) Marine Corps Aviation (MCA), Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Program (PMA-266) at Patuxent River, MD intends to issue a sole source Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) and Indefinite Deliver Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI), Poway, CA, in support of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Expeditionary (MUX) Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) program family of systems to include the following: procurement of required MUX MALE materials, spares, support equipment, training, engineering support, Engineering Change Order (ECO)/ Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) support, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), flight services (training, mishap reach-back support, field support, trade studies to enhance safety/operational capability, engineering support, and airworthiness, to include flight clearances), air vehicle and ground control modifications, payload modifications, networking/software activities, sustainment & DMSMS activities, and trade studies necessary for the successful operation and support of MUX/MALE MQ-9 Reaper air vehicles, associated capabilities/payloads, and Ground Control Stations (GCSs). This also includes Engineering Logistics Support (ELS), which encompasses all required activities to ensure all operational systems, operational system mission kits, payloads, mission systems (aircraft baseline components), avionics, and aircraft support equipment and tools are mission capable and ready for tasking. This BOA and IDIQ are planned to support the

requirements of both the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the United States Air Force (USAF). The proposed action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(l) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency

Requirements." GA-ASI is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and therefore is the only contractor with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data that can meet the Government's

requirements on a timely basis and in a cost-effective manner. The result of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if the required supplies or services exist in the marketplace and if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their intertest and capability by responding to the requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this sources sought. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact GAASI directly at [email protected]. ANTICIPATED

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The government contemplates a five-year ordering period. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Government requires the MQ-9 aircraft have the capability to interface with other intelligent platforms and control payloads during missions. The system must meet the following operational and program

requirements: Ability to send and receive real-time Top SECRET/SCI and below mission critical (non-voice) information [e.g., imagery, Full Motion Video (FMV), intelligence updates, Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP) files, Position Location Information (PU) with Higher Headquarters (HHQ)]