Army USSO sole source to GXM Consulting for Smartphone Apps for the Warfighter Info Distribution

UNMANNED SYSTEM SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN HAZARDOUS AND CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENTS (USSO) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities

Solicitation Number: W911NF-16-R-0026

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Synopsis: Added: Jun 13, 2016 7:09 pm

SPECIAL NOTICE - INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS
The Army Contracting Command (ACC), Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Research Triangle Park (RTP), Contracting Division (CD) intends to enter into a contract with GXM Consulting LLC in pursuant to FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source.

The Government has a requirement to provide rapid commercial development of mobile software applications for use by military end users on smart phones and tablets on both unclassified and classified networks. This effort will take information from high end, high cost, legacy, systems and distribute it to the individual through low cost commercial off the shelf communication devices with government developed and commercially developed software applications. It will allow the Warfighter at the lowest levels to have unprecedented battlefield situational awareness and understanding.
Interested parties must submit a capability statement for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a Request for Proposals, nor does it represent a commitment by government to pay for any costs incurred by the preparation and submission of data or any other costs incurred in response to this notification. No solicitation document is available. The associated North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 541712 (Research and Development in Physical Engineering and Life Sciences). All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of date of notice by COB (4:30PM) 24 June 2016, to Tristan Harley, Contracting Officer, at the email address listed below for consideration by the agency. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. Failure to provide the required information to enable the Government to make a determination may render the response unacceptable. The Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; however, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 45 days of this notice.