693JK422Q600002 PDF Radio RFQ Amendment 1.pdf

Amendment No. 1

To

SAM.gov RFQ No. 693JK422Q600002

For

DOT's Purchase of Radio Equipment

This Amendment No. 1 is issued for the purpose of answering / responding to a question / comment posed to DOT by a reader of the subject RFQ.

1. Question / Comment: A reader of the subject RFQ has posed the following question (and comments) to DOT: "We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number? Appreciate any insight you can provide."

1. DOT’s Answer / Response: It would not be accurate to say that DOT's Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response has one and only one incumbent contractor for the acquisition of radio equipment. But procurement-research just performed by that office has confirmed that the office sponsored the following recent procurements and resulting contract-awards for the acquisition of radio equipment:

~ In FY 2017 and FY 2020, the office made similar purchases for equipment from:

Ewing Electronic, Inc or Ewing Engineered Solutions 1022 S. Greenville Ave #300 Allen, TX 75002

PO# 693JK420P600023

~ In FY 2019, the office purchased, other radio equipment that is a little bit different from the equipment described in the current RFQ No. 693JK422Q600001, That FY 2019 purchase was awarded to:

Motorola Solutions 809 Pinnacle Drive Ste G Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

PO# 693JK419P600001

This Amendment No. 1 provides no further answers or clarifications concerning the subject RFQ No.

693JK422Q600002.

James H. Mowery III Contracting Officer, DOT May 19, 2022