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N00164-14-R-WS85 - (SOLE SOURCE) - REDESIGN AND PROCUREMENT OF THE ALQ-99 BAND 8 WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY - FSC 5985 - NAICS 334515 Anticipated Issue Date 28 AUG 2014 - Anticipated Closing Date 17 OCT 2014 - Time 2:00 PM EDT

This solicitation is being posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov/. FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet. Please feel free to use the FBO site to access information posted by NSWC Crane.

This solicitation to be issued is for the redesign and procurement of the Band 8 Waveguide Assemblies used for testing of Band 8 Transmitters on the Navy’s Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) test bench. This requirement will be negotiated on a sole-source basis with Microwave Engineering Corporation (MEC), 1511 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA 01845-1014 in accordance with the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The basis for the sole source is that no contractor other than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) MEC has the experience, knowledge, and proprietary information necessary to provide the required Band 8 Waveguide Assemblies and conduct the modifications/improvements. The Government does not possess rights to the technical data necessary to manufacture the required Band 8 Waveguide Assemblies.

No solicitation/Statement of Work (SOW) will be made available on Fed Biz Opps and no hard copies of the solicitation/SOW will be mailed. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which will be considered by the agency. The POC is Mr. David Harrell, Code 0222, at e-mail: david.l.harrell@navy.mil with any questions regarding this effort. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Reference the above contract number when responding to this notice.

Contracting Office Address:

Code 0222, Building 121 300 Highway 361

Crane, IN 47522-5000