DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE USA Tender

This Announcement Is A Notice Of Contract Action (noca) Pre- Solicitation Notice Regarding The Mark Iv-b Sustainment Solicitation. This Noca Does Not Constitute A Request For Proposal (rfp), Nor Is It To Be Construed As A Commitment By The Government To Further Evaluate Capability Briefs, Release A Competitive Solicitation, Or Award A Contract. in Accordance With Far 5.203(a), The Purpose Of This Announcement Is To Inform Industry That The Government Intends To Release A Sole Source Rfp To Lockheed Martin On Or About 4 November 2024. This Contract Will Provide Sustainment Services For The Mark Iv-b System. The Estimated Contract Award Date For This Action Is 31 January. This Contract Action Will Be Implemented Through A New Far-based Contract And Will Contain Multiple Contract Types (e.g. Firm Fixed Cost (ffp), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (cpff) And Cost Reimbursable (cr). mark Iv-b Is A Meteorological Data Ingest, Processing, Storage And Dissemination System. Meteorological Data Is Ingested From U.s. Domestic And Foreign Meteorological Satellites. Once Processed By The Mark Iv-b, This Data Is Made Available To Analysts And Forecasters Located Worldwide. Mark Iv-b Users Include All Branches Of The Military, University Researchers And The Scientific Community. this Notice Does Not Constitute A Request For Proposal Nor Does It Restrict The Government In Any Way To An Ultimate Acquisition Approach And Is Not To Be Construed As A Commitment By The Government