Presidential and National Voice Conferencing (PNVC) Baseband Interface Group (BIG) Ground and Air Variants Interim Contractor Support (ICS) Sources Sought

The US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) Strategic Communications Division, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts is exploring ideas for Interim Contractor Support (ICS) for the Baseband Interface Group (BIG) and BIG-Airborne (BIG-A) NSA Type 1 certified cryptographic equipment.  Sustainment and logistics efforts are currently covered by the development contractor under an NSA contract. Depot level support in the future is planned to be the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (CCSD) at Joint Base San Antonio, in San Antonio, TX.

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources possessing the necessary data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to provide logistical repair support, software fixes and enhancements, maintaining of the NSA certification, completing special cryptographic studies and maintaining of the Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) certification through an ICS effort as the BIG and BIG-A transition from the NSA contract to a CCSD led activity.  

The period of performance will be one base year and up to four option years.

Please complete the attached PNVC BIG ICS Individual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and PNVC BIG ICS Sources Sought Synopsis Registration and Disclaimer form, then contact the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist for the more detailed Sources Sought request.