Brand Name, Viavi Solutions - TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet & Datacom Package

This is published as a sole source announcement under the statutory authority at 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and regulatory authority at FAR 6.302-1(c), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, Brand Name Description. The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Division E, Tobyhanna Branch, Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), Tobyhanna, PA 18466 intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed priced contract for Brand Name only Viavi Solutions, TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package, Part Number: TB8000D-GIGE-DC, Quantity: 12, manufactured by Viavi Solutions Inc., 430 N McCarthy Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035-5112.

The base requirement is for a quantity of eight (8) each, TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Packages with the option to purchase an additional quantity of four (4) each within one year of contract award. The required delivery is 2 months from date of award. Equipment shall be new. Used or refurbished, gray or aftermarket items will not be considered.

The brand name Viavi Solutions, TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package, is required for Project Lead Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PL WESS) to enable the fabrication of a Mobile Test Station to be used while performing Joint Satellite Acceptance Testing.

The TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package is part of a modular testing system that is proprietary to Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions, is the sole designer and developer of the TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package and is the only known manufacturer for commercial of the shelf TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Packages, Part Number: TB8000D-GigE-DC that is capable of supporting the data rates specified in the Joint Satellite Acceptance Testing (JSAT) and Operational Satellite Acceptance Testing (OSAT) test procedures. The TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package will interface with additional proprietary equipment from Viavi Solutions to include additional modules and cabling, which are specified in the PL WESS testing procedures written to perform with JSAT and OSAT when installing new Satellite Terminals. The Government does not possess a technical data package suitable for competition.

Technical experts have determined that if any equipment other than VIAVI Solutions were to be utilized, the test kits would need to be re-analyzed and procedures would need to be re-written. This would be of a substantial cost to the Government and would cause an unacceptable delay of four to six months.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals for other than the brand name Viavi Solutions, TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package. Any responsible firms believing they can provide a product that is equivalent to the Viavi Solutions, TB8000 DMC GigE Ethernet and DATACOM Package, Part Number: TB8000D-GIGE-DC, should within ten (10) days of this notice, contact in writing the Contract Specialist identified below and submit a capability statement describing the product's capability to meet the Government's requirement, which will be reviewed for consideration. Used, refurbished, gray or aftermarket items will not be considered.

The NAICS Code is 334515 and the size standard is 750 employees.

Point of contact is, Kristi-Jo Noel, Contract Specialist, Phone 570-615-9051
E-mail: kristi-jo.m.noel.civ@mail.mil