6U Satellite Buses

Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
N0024421R0029
Agency
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
335911 Storage Battery Manufacturing

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Special Notice was published by the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistic Center San Diego. The notice intends to award a sole source contract to Astro Digital US, Inc. located in Santa Clara, California to procure satellite buses that are compatible with the existing Mobile CubeSat Command And Control satellite network.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide interested parties the opportunity to submit information demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement by July 1, 2021, if they believe they can provide an alternative solution. However, the notice also states that no other companies are known to provide this specific type of satellite bus. It indicates the sole source award will proceed to Astro Digital if no other responses are received. The notice gives instructions for interested contractors to submit company information and qualifications via email by the stated deadline, and provides the NAICS code and business size standard for the opportunity.

Notice text

NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center San Diego intends to issue a sole source contract in accordance with FAR Part 12 to Astro Digital US, Inc. (Astro Digital) location: 3171 Jay Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054. The proposed action is a sole source acquisition to Astro Digital for satellite buses that must be compatible with existing Mobile CubeSat Command And Control (MC3) satellite network comprised of multi-Agency hardware and software. The MC3 ground station network is Department of Defense (DoD)-sponsored common-use infrastructure to support communication for government-owned small satellites. This is the only equipment that meets all pertinent DoD, DoN and NPS specific requirements

The government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302.

Astro Digital is the sole provider of the existing equipment in the United States of America. No other known company provides this specific satellite bus. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation document is available. The NAICS code is 335911 and the applicable business size is 1250 employees. Interested parties shall submit information that indicates their ability to satisfy this requirement via e-mail.

Requests must include company name, address, POC name, telephone number, fax number, county, CAGE Code, DUNS number, NAICS code, applicable business size, and Tax ID number. Responses are due by Monday, July 1, 2021 by 8:00am, Pacific Standard Time, via email.

If no responses are received, FLCSD will proceed with the sole source award.

NAVSUP FLCSD POC: Charles Bruce

charles.e.bruce@navy.mil

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest special notice Special Notice
6116 - 6U Spacecraft Buses Compatible with MC3 Network Original Pre-Solicitation

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