Ceiling Increase for Next Generation Automated Test System (NGATS)
ID: W15QKN23D0007Type: Presolicitation
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DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW6QK ACC-PICAPICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ, 07806-5000, USA

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Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES MEASURING AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS (6625)
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    The Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey (ACC-NJ), intends to modify an existing contract with The Boeing Company to increase the ceiling for the Next Generation Automated Test System (NGATS). This modification aims to raise the contract ceiling by $25,450,321.35, bringing the total value to $144,104,368.35, and will incorporate two additional one-year ordering periods to facilitate the procurement of essential NGATS consoles, Self Test Interface Adapters (STIAs), and shelter integrations for deployment to Division Support Brigades (DSBs). The NGATS is critical for enhancing the Army's testing and diagnostic capabilities, ensuring operational readiness. For further inquiries, interested parties may contact Malgorzata Stroynowski at malgorzata.stroynowski.civ@army.mil or Klaudia A. Grabias at klaudia.a.grabias.civ@army.mil, noting that this announcement is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP).

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