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The Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to solicit and negotiate a contract on a sole-source basis to Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., located at 2001 N Beauregard Street, Suite 100, Alexandr... The Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to solicit and negotiate a contract on a sole-source basis to Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., located at 2001 N Beauregard Street, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22311, for technical services, program support, assessments and special studies and systems engineering in support of 1) TRIDENT II Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Program, 2) Special Projects involving nuclear technologies and deterrence concepts, 3) Arms Control Program, 4) the SSP Shipboard Integration (SSI) Program and Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Launcher efforts, 5) Technical Propulsion support and 6) SSP Cooperative Programs support. The anticipated contract will contain a base year effort for FY 2021 and include a total of four (4) option year periods for FY 2022 through FY 2025. The anticipated contract will contain Level-of-Effort (LOE) Line Items on a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) basis. Each LOE line item is estimated to cover a twelve (12) month period of performance and will include option provisions to increase the LOE up to thirty percent (30%), in accordance with SSP terms and conditions. The anticipated award date is October 1, 2020. Systems Planning Analysis, Inc. has been the sole company identified to be demonstrate the critical experience, expertise, personnel, and in-depth knowledge of SSP’s TRIDENT II (D5) program and SSBN Fleet required to perform this effort. Consequently, SSP intends to solicit and negotiate a contract on a sole source basis per the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5) (FAR Subsection 6.302-1(iii) -- “For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in-- (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements." (See 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B).) This notice in posted in accordance with FAR Subsection 5.201. This NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1(iii). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.