Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Raytheon BBN Technologies

Resilient Gradient-Based Proactive RoutingThis synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR 5.203. The Department of Navy, Naval InformationWarfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, intends to solicit, negotiate and award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)contract and subsequent modifications, on a sole source basis to Raytheon BBN Technologies (CAGE3U6L5). NIWC Pacific requires architecture design, software development, testing, and performanceanalysis of the proactive routing component of the Next Generation Routing Protocol (NGRP). Theobjective of this program is to leverage algorithms, knowledge, and experience from previous relatedefforts, with a particular emphasis on the Networks Advanced Naval Technology eXercise (NetANTX) prizechallenge, to create a unified routing protocol that is adaptive, efficient, and scalable under the conditionstypical of Navy networks.The anticipated period of performance is 10 months. The Government estimates that the total effort (totalcontract value) will be

less than $250,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)Code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services with a Size Standard of $34.0M.The Government intends to negotiate solely with Raytheon BBN Technologies under the authority of 10U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy AgencyRequirements.Distribution authorized to DoD and U.S. DoD contractors only. Please contact the Contract Specialist for acopy of the PWS, and provide your company's Unique Entity ID.Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not be construed as a commitmentby the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, norwill it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. If a competitive solicitation is issued in the future, itwill be announced via NAVWAR E-Commerce, and interested parties must comply with thatannouncement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted orinformation provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or promise to issue a solicitation,and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information canbe found at https://www.sam.gov/. To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to theNAVWAR E-Commerce website at https://e-commerce.dc3n.navy.mil. Responses are due by 9 February2023. For questions concerning this action, contact Philip Salwan, Contract Specialist:philip.j.salwan.civ@us.navy.mil