Japan Procures Above-Water Sensors

Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is being awarded a $13,544,903 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-only contract for engineering, technical and professional support services for above-water sensor systems development. This contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $35,062,087. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (93.2 percent) and the government of Japan (6.8 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (92.8 percent); Lexington, Massachusetts (3.7 percent); Crane, Indiana (1.6 percent); Dahlgren, Virginia (1 percent); and Cooks, Michigan (0.9 percent). It is expected to be completed by July. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy); fiscal 2016 other procurement (Navy); foreign military sales; and fiscal 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 ship-building and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,446,842 will be obligated at time of award, and funding in the amount of $596,307 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1); only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation at 6.302-1. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-16-C-5376).