4-Month Extension for Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE)

This is not a request for quote/proposal. Pursuant to FAR 5.203(a), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, intends to extend services by issuing an extension to the incumbent, Tecolote Research, Inc. on a sole source basis. The services are being extended to provide comprehensive technical and project management support services to CAPE for the design, development, programming, execution, business process reengineering, integration, and training for CADE. The contractor is currently performing services under task order numbers HQ003416F0085, and the services ends February 3, 2021. The anticipated period of performance for extension is for four (4) months, from February 4, 2021 to June 3, 2021.The anticipated extension will be made under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-6(a)(1)(C) “In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original order or BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.” Currently these services are going through a competitive acquisition with an anticipated award date in May 2021, and therefore, these services will provide a continue need to meet CAPE’s requirements as it’s going through its competitive process. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will NOT be honored or acknowledged.