MOKITS Sustainment - Notice of Intent to Solicit Sole Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force, 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (766 ESS), on behalf of Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) A3TW, intends to issue a sole source follow-on contract to Cubic Defense Applications for MOKITS Sustainment. This notice serves as a presolicitation to identify other responsible sources capable of providing these highly specialized services. Responses are due April 15, 2026, at 1400 Hawaii Standard Time.
Purpose & Justification
The agency intends to use other than full and open procedures under FAR 6.103-1(b), citing "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Market research, including a sources sought notice that received 5 responses, determined that no other respondents possessed the necessary pods. The justification also cites FAR 6.103-1(c)(2) for follow-on contracts where awarding to another source would result in substantial duplication of cost not recovered through competition and/or unacceptable delays.
Scope of Work
The MOKITS provides realistic Air Combat Training, employing instrumentation on high activity participant aircraft and ground subsystem components. The contractor will provide:
- Configuration management
- Sustainment engineering
- Logistics
- Maintenance of approximately 96 KITS airborne instrumentation pods and 47 government-furnished KITS pods
- Maintenance of four Surface Instrumented Sub-system (SIS) / Real Time Server (RTS) units. These services will be performed at Misawa AB, Japan; Osan AB, Republic of Korea; and Kadena AB, Japan. The KITS pods utilize proprietary technical data from Cubic Defense Applications.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Follow-on, intended sole source contract.
- Anticipated Award: On or about August 1, 2026.
- Period of Performance: One 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, with a potential 6-month extension (total not to exceed 5 years and 6 months).
- Set-Aside: None (intended sole source).
- NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (Small Business Size Standard: 1,250 employees).
- Response Due: April 15, 2026, at 1400 Hawaii Standard Time.
- Published: March 31, 2026.
Information Requested
Interested sources must provide detailed information and explanations to allow the agency to:
- Determine capabilities for highly specialized services and relevant past performance (IAW draft PWS).
- Compare anticipated cost duplication for the government.
- Provide estimated potential cost savings and how they can be recovered through competition.
- Detail how cost savings estimates were derived.
- Describe why proposed efforts reduce substantial cost duplication.
- Address anticipated unacceptable delays.
- Identify at least two firm schedule limitations and proposed mitigation procedures.
Additional Notes
This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not constitute a solicitation. The government will not pay for response preparation. Responses should be submitted via email to both POCs, with the subject line: "NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE MOKITS SUSTAINMENT." No classified, confidential, or proprietary information should be included. A draft PWS is available.