The Department of Defense, through the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), is planning a contract extension with The Boeing Company for the ongoing operations and maintenance of the E-3 System AWACS Integration and Test Support (AITS) laboratory. This laboratory is critical for the development and testing of software and hardware prior to their integration with operational aircraft, significantly reducing the need for extensive flight testing. The contract extension is justified under federal regulations permitting sole-source awards when only one responsible source can fulfill agency requirements without causing delays. Interested parties may direct inquiries to Brett Clemens at brett.clemens.1@us.af.mil or Allison Eacrett at allison.eacrett@us.af.mil, noting that this notice serves solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP).

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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is notifying industry partners of a planned contract extension with The Boeing Company for ongoing operations and maintenance of the E-3 System AWACS Integration and Test Support (AITS) laboratory. This laboratory is essential for software and hardware development and testing prior to integration with operational aircraft, significantly reducing flight testing requirements. The contract extension is justified under federal regulations that allow for sole-source awards when only one responsible source can meet agency requirements without causing delays. This notice serves only for informational purposes and does not function as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation. Interested parties are advised to direct inquiries via designated email contacts. The notice emphasizes that the Government bears no obligation for procurement action and will not reimburse respondents for information costs. Overall, this notice signals the ongoing partnership between the Air Force and Boeing in supporting critical defense capabilities while maintaining clear communications with industry stakeholders.

E3 System AWACS Integration and Test Support (AITS) (System AITS)

Notice Type: Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

Contract Award Number: FA8730-20-C-0002

Synopsis: The purpose of this posting is to provide notification to our industry partners that Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), International Airborne Battle Management Command and Control (AFLCMC/WIM).intends to award a contract extension pursuant to FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, to The Boeing Company 7755 E

Marginal Way, S Seattle, WA 98108‐4002, to provide for the continued operations and maintenance of the E‐3 System AWACS Integration and Test Support (AITS) laboratory (System AITS).  The E‐3 System AITS provides the environment to provide for the development and testing of new software and hardware prior to operational aircraft integration. This System Level Integration and Software Development environment is presently housed at contractor‐owned facilities. The System AITS lab is comprised of extensive Boeing infrastructure designed specifically to house the lab environment, combined with a substantial suite of GFP assets. The AITS services were proposed by Boeing in the 1970’s during the early days of the AWACS program as part of the original EMD contract to allow for the conduct of integration and test requirements associated AWACS programs in a lab environment to economize and reduce the amount of actual flight testing. Since then, the AWACS representative lab environment has existed at the Boeing facility in Seattle, WA for the purpose of providing the lab support required by AWACS upgrade programs to execute their respective missions. Among the most critical customers of the System AITS lab Environment is the AWACS Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

This contract was originally awarded under the authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented as follows:

- FAR 6.302‐1(a)(2) ‐ When the supplies or services required by the agency are available

from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only

one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or

services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be

provided for.

- FAR 6.302‐1(a)(2)(iii)(B) further goes on to state that for DoD, NASA, and the Coast

Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case

of follow‐on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it

is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling

the agency's requirements.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP), promise to issue an RFP, nor constitutes a solicitation. This special notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. 

Please submit all questions, comments and feedback regarding this NOCA via e-mail to the following Points of Contact:

Mr. Brett Clemens, Contracting Officer, WIMK

E-mail: brett.clemens.1@us.af.mil

MSgt Alexandra Counts, Contracting Officer, WIWK

Email: alexandra.counts@us.af.mil

Ms. Allison Eacrett, Contract Specialist, WIMK

Email: allison.eacrett@us.af.mil

No telephone responses will be accepted.  The Government is not requesting any information, however, should any information submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action is strictly voluntary. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information.  Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such, and will be properly protected from disclosure. No classified information shall be submitted.  Any response submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center employees and Advisory & Assistance Services contractor employees, unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to Federally Funded Research and Development Contractor employees and Advisory & Assistance Services Contractor employees.

DISCLAIMER AND NOTICE: This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that AFLCMC/WIM, will take procurement action in this matter.  This is NOT a request for proposals, applications, proposal abstracts, or quotation.  This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government.  Further, the Government will NOT be responsible nor reimburse any submitters of information for any cost incurred in furnishing this information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.  Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

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