Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

(1) Subject: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global
Operation & Navigation (DRAGON); Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) B-Kits

(2) Contracting Office:
AFLCMC/HBSK
3 Eglin Street
Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2115

(3) Product Code: 5998

(4) Solicitation Number: FA8730-16-R-0026

(5) Contractor: Rockwell Collins

(6) Contract Value: Estimated $40-50 million

(7) Contract Number: TBD

(8) Closing Response Date: Fifteen (15) days after release of synopsis, listed in FBO page

(9) Contract Award Date: Estimated April 2017

(10) Set-Aside: N/A

(11) Place of Performance: Delivery to Tinker AFB, OK or local warehouse

(12) Points of Contact:
Brian F. Murphy
781-225-4577; [email protected]
Contracting Officer

Christina Hurley
781-225-4778; [email protected]
Contract Specialist

(13) Description: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Rockwell Collins, Inc. for work on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) DRAGON program, utilizing the authority under FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements (10 USC 2304(c)(1)). The DRAGON upgrade, which modernizes the AWACS cockpit from analog to digital configuration, was developed by The Boeing Company. The subject requirement, supporting the initial production phase of the DRAGON upgrades, is for five (5) B-Kits, support services, as well as ancillary supplies required to incorporate the B-Kits to other components of the DRAGON upgrade and E-3 aircraft.

(14) This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). Interested parties may submit a capabilities statement which shall be considered by the Government to the identified point of contact no later than the closing response date listed above. No RFP will be issued based upon this notice. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this NOCA nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided. This notice is not a commitment from the Government.

(15) An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman, concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution.

The AFLCMC Ombudsman, Col Kenneth Decker, can be contacted at:
Col Kenneth Decker
Ombudsman AFLCMC/AQP
1790 10th Street
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7630
Telephone: (937) 255-5512
Email: [email protected]