N66001-26-R-0022: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Prescient Edge Corporation

This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.201. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific(NIWC Pacific) hereby publicizes its intention to solicit on a sole source basis and negotiate under FAR part 15, awardof a cost-plus fixed fee contract with Prescient Edge Corporation (CAGE: 6ADQ1).

The Government s requirement isfor the continued provision of highly specialized services in support of the Navy s Program Acquisition Executive (PAE)Robotic Autonomy System (RAS) program office to operationalize unmanned surface, aerial, and underwater platformsto meet urgent and critical US Navy requirements. These efforts do not include the development of unmanned systemsand collaborative autonomy algorithms.

The NAICS code is 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical,Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the small business size standard is1,000 employees. This notice is not a request for proposals. Further, this notice is anticipatory in nature, and not bindingon the Government. However, any firm believing that it can fulfill the requirement described above may identify its interestand capabilities in response to this synopsis.

Submitted capability statements must clear describe the firm s ability to beresponsive without compromising the quality, accuracy, and reliability of the services to be provided. Capability statements,comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice may be submitted via email to mara.s.gomez.civ@us.navy.mil only.A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of theGovernment.

All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can befound at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a registered UEID and CAGE Code numbers.