NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE - Minute Man III Acquisition of Transportation and Handling (MATH), NSN 1450, EMD - Prototype Production.

The Nuclear Weapons Center Contracting Division, Hill Air Force Base, UT intends to negotiate and award on a sole source basis, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, with Hunter Defense Technologies (HDT). This will be a new contract action with an estimated award date of May 2024. Contract deliveries will be made through approximately August 2025 or 18-36 months after contract award.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capabilities to satisfy this requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. All responses must be received prior to 05 December 2023, 3:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST), in writing, to shila.weese@us.af.mil. Telephone requests will not be honored.

ADDITIONAL NOTICE:

The distribution of the draft specification and top level drawings is limited to contractors with a DD 2345 certified by the Defense Logistics Information Service, Joint Certification Program (JCP).

A DD 2345 is a form used by U.S. Contractors or subcontractors who wish to obtain access to unclassified technical data disclosing militarily critical technology with military or space application that is under the control of, or in the possession of, the DoD. It is the only tool used by DoD by which North American contractors can apply and obtain access to unclassified DoD militarily critical (export controlled) technical data with a military or space application. The Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD 2345) is the institutional form used to register in the JCP.

Please note: the DD 2345 process has recently been updated. For updated instructions please visit:

https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/

Interested parties are advised that certification of a DD Form 2345 may take time, so completion and submission of that form as soon as possible is highly recommended.