Combined Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Combined Arms Virtual Environment Trainer (Cave) Upgrade

***THIS IS A COMBINED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE*** SPECIAL NOTICE: Combined Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Sole Source published in accordance with FAR 5.201 and FAR Part 10. The Department of War/ Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Battlespace Simulations LLC under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice is published for market research purposes to determine if other responsible sources exist that can satisfy this requirement BACKGROUND The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL intends to sole source the effort to restore non-mission-capable Portable Lightweight Designator/Rangefinder (PLDR) and Common Laser Range Finder - Integrated Capability (CLRF-IC) targeting assets to a fully operational, calibrated, and deployable status to Battlespace Simulations LLC (BSI) (CAGE code 4KC80) of Lakewood Ranch, FL under the authority of 10 USC 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. BSI is the developer of the specialized software and custom firmware plug-in configurations integrated into these tactical units, and possesses the exclusive proprietary source code, technical data rights, and certified optical calibration chambers required to align the optics and certify that the lasers meet original MIL-SPEC eye-safe parameters. The Government does not have and cannot provide data rights to any software components that would be necessary to perform this upgrade. In order to comply with PGI 206.302-1, the Government is seeking information on the availability of potential comparable sources to upgrade the existing CAVE training systems capability located at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific (EWTGPAC), Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado in San Diego, California (CA). BSI is the only responsible source capable of satisfying this...