What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is procuring the Battlefield Operation Support Systems (BOSS) Annual Support and Upgrades Gold Plan, which includes software updates, troubleshooting assistance, and extended warranty coverage for nine BOSS systems used by the Air Combat Command. This opportunity is not set aside for small businesses, as it is a non-competitive, single-source procurement due to the proprietary nature of the required support from Curtiss-Wright/Tactical Communications Group. Small businesses should note that this is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, indicating that tracking the notice is essential, but bidding is not applicable.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
This notice is published in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation
Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1 and the procedures of RFO 12.202.
The United States Air Force’s 633rd Contracting Squadron located at 14 Burrell St., building
67, Langley AFB, VA 23665, part of Air Combat Command, intends to award a purchase order
to Curtiss‑Wright/Tactical Communications Group (TCG) for the procurement for the
Battlefield Operation Support Systems (BOSS) Annual Support and Upgrades Gold Plan. The
agency requires BOSS Annual Support and Upgrades (Gold Plan) for nine (9) BOSS currently in
use at ACC CSS. The required support consists of a firm‑fixed‑price annual subscription plan
that provides software updates, re‑engineering releases, troubleshooting assistance, extended
hardware and software warranty coverage, and unlimited help desk support. The subscription
will be procured for one (1) base year and four (4) option years, covering the period 18
September 2026 through 17 September 2031.The BOSS is a specialized test system used to
perform Link 16 datalink testing, and the required support ensures continued operability,
configuration compatibility, and mission readiness of all nine systems. The Gold Plan provides
all proprietary software maintenance, hardware sustainment, and technical support necessary to
maintain full functionality of the BOSS platform throughout the period of performance.
This acquisition will be conducted as a non-competitive, single-source procurement in
accordance with RFO 12.102-1, Simplified procedures Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901,
which authorizes single-source purchases when no other supplies or services can meet agency
requirements.
Because all BOSS software, firmware, diagnostic tools, and engineering data are proprietary to
Curtiss‑Wright/TCG, no other vendor has the technical capability to maintain or update the
Government‑owned BOSS systems. As a result, competing this requirement would not produce
viable offers.
This announcement serves as a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items, prepared
in accordance with RFO 12.202(a). As this is a single-source solicitation. This notice is
published in accordance with RFO 6.103-1 and solicitation procedures of RFO 12.205.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519,
Other Computer Related Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $34.0 million.
This notice does not constitute a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties
who believe they possess the capability to meet this requirement may submit a capability
statement to Lester Yearwood at lester.yearwood.1@us.af.mil and Margaret Young at
margaret.young.6@us.af.mil no later than 4:30 PM Eastern Time on July 20, 2026. The
Government intends to award this requirement no later than August 14, 2026, using procedures
other than full and open competition, as only one responsible source is currently identified as
capable of meeting the requirement.
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