MOKITS Sustainment - Notice of Intent to Solicit Sole Source
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
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 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (766 ESS), on behalf of Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), intends to issue a sole-source follow-on contract to Cubic Defense Applications for MOKITS Sustainment. This action, under FAR 6.103-1(b) and (c)(2), is for highly specialized services where other sources would lead to substantial cost duplication and unacceptable delays. The contract is anticipated to be awarded around August 1, 2026. Responses challenging this intent are due April 24, 2026.
Scope of Work
The MOKITS system provides realistic Air Combat Training, employing instrumentation on participant aircraft and ground subsystems. The contractor will provide configuration management, sustainment engineering, and logistics for approximately 96 KITS airborne instrumentation pods and maintain 47 government-furnished KITS pods and four Surface Instrumented Sub-system (SIS) / Real Time Server (RTS) units. These systems are located 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: Notice of Intent to Solicit Sole Source (Presolicitation)
- Anticipated Award: On/about August 1, 2026
- Duration: One 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, plus a 6-month option to extend services. Total period of performance not to exceed 5 years and 6 months.
- Set-Aside: None (Sole Source Justification)
- NAICS: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (Small Business Size Standard: 1,250 employees)
- Response Due: April 24, 2026, 1400 Hawaii Standard Time (15 days after publication)
- Published: April 8, 2026
Justification & Market Research
The agency intends to use other than full and open competition under FAR 6.103-1(b) and (c)(2) due to the highly specialized nature of the services and the proprietary technical data held by Cubic Defense Applications. Market research, including a sources sought notice that received 5 responses, indicated that no other sources possessed the necessary capabilities (pods) to complete the work without substantial cost duplication or unacceptable delays.
Information Requested
Interested sources must provide detailed information and explanations to:
- Determine their capabilities to perform the highly specialized services, including recent and relevant past performance (IAW draft PWS).
- Compare anticipated duplication of costs the government would incur to create competition.
- Provide estimated potential cost savings and how they can be recovered through subsequent competition.
- Detail how cost savings estimates were derived.
- Describe how 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 or a commitment by the government. No funds are available for response preparation. Responses should not include classified, confidential, or proprietary information.