Notice of intent to sole source_Maintenance Support Workstation.docx
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- Solicitation number
- FA702223QMSWS
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This notice announces the Air Force Technical Applications Center's intent to conduct a sole source procurement from DXN TEKNOLOGIES, LLC for a Maintenance Support Workstation software kit. The software kit is required to interface with obsolete seismic monitoring equipment from Science Horizon Inc. in order to return it to factory specifications for testing, calibration, and configuration changes. DXN TEKNOLOGIES, LLC is the only source that can provide the proprietary software and certification required to operate the obsolete Science Horizon Inc. equipment. Interested parties may submit capability statements by August 4th, 2023 to challenge the sole source determination, however the decision to conduct a competitive procurement is at the Government's sole discretion. The intended procurement is identified as solicitation FA702223QMSWS under NAICS code 541330 with a small business size standard of $25.5 million.
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| SOO - Maint Support Workstation_Redacted.pdf | ||
| SSJ_Maintenance Support Workstation_Redacted.pdf |
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.501(a)), Only One Responsible Source. The proposed source is DXN TEKNOLOGIES, LLC.
DXN TEKNOLOGIES, LLC. is the only source that can provide a Maintenance Support Workstation (MSW) kit with Science Horizon Inc (obsolete) software licensure and array certifications needed.
The purpose of this procurement is to obtain a Maintenance Support Workstation Software for current seismic equipment monitoring. The workstation will be used with obsolete Science Horizon equipment to return the equipment to factory specifications. The workstation does require an array certification which can only be provided through DXN TEKnologies LLC between outdated and new technologies.
One-of-a-kind seismic workstation software is currently only available from DXN TEKnologies. The original workstation manufacturer, Science Horizon Inc. (SHI), produced seismic equipment for 20 years before going out of business. This is the only manufacturer known that is capable of producing obsolete workstation software which uses obsolete ADCPP formatting. No other workstation software will interface with the SHI equipment and an SHI software license must be had. The requirements will be as follows:
| Item | Description | Qty | ||
| 1 | Maintenance Support Workstation Software | 1 |
- CentOS 8 OS
- Octave Analysis Software
- Data Acquiring Analysis Maintenance Software
- Science Horizon Certification/License
- Software for connection to Science Horizon equipment to provide testing, calibration, and configuration changes.
Delivery is to be 30 days after receipt of award.
There are not set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330, the business size standard is 25.5M . This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email product capability statements (formats for submission: PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel) to: Joshua Acevedo at joshua.acevedo.1@us.af.mil . Closing date for challenges is no later than 1200 PM EDT on 04 August 2023. No phone calls will be accepted.
Attachments:
- Sole Source Justification (SSJ)
- Statement of Objectives (SOO)
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