Intent_to_Sole_Source.docx

Pursuant to 13.106-1(b), the Department of Commerce/Enterprise Services-Acquisition intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order with Sanjole, Inc. for the purchase of software licenses for the Sanjole WaveJudge 5000 Wireless Test System to restore the basic system operating license, enable additional LTE measurement capabilities, and establish an annual maintenance agreement that covers the next three years. The functional requirements provided by the Sanjole licenses includes the following:

1. Re-instate the expired WJ2773 Client User License support agreement.

2. Procurement of LTE Release 11 module and associated license to enable WJ5000 to accept the LTE Release 13 & 14 modules and associated licenses.

3. Extend the measurement and analysis capabilities of the WJ5000 to enable capture and analysis of the following LTE Release 13 and 14 protocols:

a. eLAA (enhanced License Assisted Access),

b. V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle),

c. FeMTC (Further Enhanced Machine Type Communications),

d. enhanced NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things), and

e. FD-MIMO (Full Dimension Multi-Input, Multi-Output).

4. Automation of WJ5000 with client through scripting commands sent over TCP socket.

5. Software updates/maintenance for a period of 3 years.

The intent of this notice is not to request competitive proposals, and any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. However, interested parties may submit a description of their firm's capabilities for satisfying this requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. The responses must be received by May 14, 2019 at 9:00 AM Eastern. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Ms. Beverly Appell at BAppell@doc.gov.