Purchase Order 140G0122P0218

The Department of the Interior's United States Geological Survey awarded a $7,200 firm fixed price purchase order to Microsemi Frequency and Time Corporation, doing business as Microsemi, to upgrade two GPS receivers in the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center's timing servers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The solicitation sought the upgrade to address an impending counter overflow that would render the receivers unusable by September 2022 and interrupt Landsat satellite operations supported by the timing servers. As the original manufacturer of the receivers, Microsemi was identified as the only source reasonably available to provide the necessary upgrade. No set-aside was used for this award to Microsemi, which is a subsidiary of integrated circuit manufacturer Microchip Technology Inc. that specializes in precision timing products including GPS receivers.