Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source/Sources Sought

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Chief Procurement Office intends to negotiate with Expedition Communications, located in Carlsbad, CA on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, for providing Satellite communications for support to Mini Compact Rapid Deployables. Satellite capacity to Mini Compact Rapid Deployables for a twelve (12) month service plan plus three (3) twelve (12) month option year periods to include 50 Gigabytes (GB) of data; First Responder priority service with no throttling or cancellation compatible with FirstNet Mini Compact Rapid Deployables.

The NAICS Code is 517410 – Satellite Telecommunications, with a Small Business Size Standard of $44M. FirstNet anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Expedition Communications for this requirement. Interested parties who can demonstrate they can satisfy the requirements listed above for FirstNet must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Name of company that will provide product.

2. Name of company that will manufacture the product.

3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications.

4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order.

5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our minimum specifications and finalizing our market research.

This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 08/31/2023.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Alicia.Brister@firstnet.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at Alicia.Brister@firstnet.gov no later than 10:00 am ET 08/21/2023.

FORM CD-492

(REV. )

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

I recommend that the Department of Commerce negotiate only with

(Proposed Contractor(s)) for

(Description of Supplies or Services)

Requisition No. Cost Estimate $ (Include basic contract period and all options or total systems life costs)

Requesting Activity Contracting Activity

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

I certify that the attached narrative justification is accurate and contains complete data necessary to support the recommendation for other than full and open competition.

The requisitioner further certifies that the attached narrative justification verifies the Government's minimum needs or schedule requirements and any rationale used to justify other than full and open competition procedures.

Requisitioner (Name and Title) Signature Phone No. Date

Before requesting this acquisition, state the statutory authority for conducting this acquisition under "other than full and open competition" procedures in the following blank ____________________________________ (use only one statutory authority). Also provide a narrative justification to this form. In accordance with FAR Subpart 6.3, the narrative justification must include the facts necessary to reasonably and legitimately lead to the use of the specific authority for other than full and open competition; including adequate information on the nature and/or description of the action being approved and a description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs.

Use of this form is optional when: the justification contains all information required by FAR 6.303-2, is certified by the requisitioner and contracting officer and is approved at the appropriate levels.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

The supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

41 USC ( )(1) - Only one responsible source

41 USC )(2) - Unusual & compelling urgency The agency's need for the supplies or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. (NOTE: This authority will not be approved if it is determined that the urgency is due to a lack of advance planning by the requiring activity. Solicitation from as many potential sources as is practicable under the circumstances is required.)

41 USC ( )(3) - Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services

The terms of an international agreement or a treaty between the United States and a foreign government or international organization, or the written directions of a foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the acquisition of the supplies or services for such government, have the effect of requiring the use of procedures other then competitive procedures.

41 USC )(4) - International agreement

A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through another agency or from a specified source, or the agency's need is for a brand-name commercial item for authorized resale.

41 USC ( )(5) - Authorized or required by statute

The disclosure of the agency's needs would compromise the national security unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals.

41 USC ( )(6) - National security

The agency head (Secretary of Commerce) determines that it is not in the public interest to use full and open competition in the particular acquisition concerned, and notifies Congress in writing of such determination not less than 30 days before award of the contract.

41 USC )(7) - Public interest

Expedition Communications, LLC

Starlink_SpaceX Dataplan for miniCRD™ for FirstNet® System

AA-NTI-SE-O-23-02174 $24,000.00

OCNTO OCPO

Vihang Jani / Electronics Engineer (703) 826-3408 07/31/2023

41 USC 3304(a)(1)

VIHANG JANI Digitally signed by VIHANG JANI Date: 2023.07.31 11:12:25 -06'00'

DatePhone No.

ting - Not exceeding $ 0,000:

Title

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

Date

Advocate - Over $ ,000 but not exceeding $ million:

Title gnature Phone No.

Date

- Over $ million:

Title Signature

NOTE: Use the total cost estimate specified on the front of this document in determining the necessary approvals. Each review must be preceded by lower level approval(s), e.g., over $ million all approvals are required.

DatePhone No.

Alicia Brister (202) 580-5097 08/07/2023

JUSTIFICATION:

In support of the NPSBN, the FirstNet Authority requires a Starlink_SpaceX data plan for mini-CRD (Compact Rapid Deployable) system. This mini-CRD is for a coverage period of August 30, 2023 to August 29, 2024.

FirstNet Authority requires access to a range of subscriptions of the FirstNet service and access to a select set of FirstNet approved devices to support demonstrations and evaluation activities within the FirstNet Technology and Innovation organization. It is very important for the FirstNet Authority technical team to have access to the same services and devices which FirstNet customers are using within their public safety operations.

The key items included within this FY2023 request is Starlink_SpaceX data plan for mini-CRD. Customer-Owned AT&T FirstNet deployable cell tower. It should generate an area of FirstNet Cellular and Wi-Fi Internet coverage, anywhere, anytime. Very own Cell-On-Wheels (COW) can be deployed .

FirstNet procured a AT&T-FirstNet experience account. No other vendor can provide mini-CRD (Compact Rapid Deployable). AT&T and Rescue42 is the manufacturer of this product and is the only vendor that can provide mini-CRD. This mini-CRD comes with Starlink_SpaceX terminal that requires monthly data plan.

Alicia Brister Digitally signed by Alicia Brister Date: 2023.08.07 17:01:32 -04'00'