Commercial Handheld Radios, Cellular Handsets and Radio Telephone Equipment and Accessories

19 May 2015 - Adam W Christopher

This pre-solicitation synopsis is hereby modified as follows:

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston, SC intends to issue a request for proposals (RFP) N65236-14-R- 0014 for the procurement of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Handheld Radios, Cellular Handsets, and Radio Telephone Equipment, software and hardware licenses/maintenance associated with COTS Equipment not available via mandatory sources, renewals for software and hardware licenses/maintenance not available via mandatory sources, warranties, and incidental support services. The primary users of the equipment are the DoD and Federal Civilian Agencies throughout the Government.

The subject procurement will be solicited as a 100% 8(a) competitive set-aside. The Government intends to make multiple awards of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Firm-Fixed Price contract. The Government estimate for this effort is $97M. The period of performance will be a base year with four (4) one-year option periods.

The applicable NAICS code for this effort will be 334220, with a size standard of 750 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) will be 5820, and a non- manufacturing rule waiver has been granted for this procurement.

It is anticipated that the solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available via the SPAWAR Business Opportunity website, located at: https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil, on or about 15 Jul 2015. It is the responsibility of interested parties to independently monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and applicable documents. No paper distribution of these documents will be provided. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency in response to the solicitation when it is issued.

Questions pertaining to this synopsis may be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Adam W Christopher at adam.christopher1@navy.mil, telephone: 843-218-5620.

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13 Feb 2015 - Adam W Christopher

In accordance with Sections 8(a)17 and 46 of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17) and 657s, a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) was granted to SPAWARYSYSCEN Lant for this individual procurement by the Small Business Administration (SBA) on 12 Dec 2014. ___________________________________________________________________________

12 Feb 2015 - Adam W Christopher

This future opportunity notice is to advise industry that the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic intends to issue a Request for Proposal for the procurement of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Handheld Radios, Cellular Handsets, Radio Telephone equipment, software and hardware licenses/maintenance associated with COTS Equipment not available via mandatory sources, renewals for software and hardware licenses/maintenance not available via mandatory sources, warranties, and incidental support. The subject procurement will be solicited as a 100% 8(a) competitive procurement. The Government intends to make multiple awards of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Firm-Fixed Price type contract. The Government estimate for this effort is $97M. The period of performance will be a base year with four (4) one-year option periods.

This is a follow-on contract to the COTS Handheld Radios, Cellular Handsets and Radio Telephone Supply MAC, contract numbers N65236-10-D-5100 through 5103. The incumbent contractors are Mercom, Inc., Nakuuruq Solutions, LLC, Tribalco, LLC and Technology Specialists, Inc.

The applicable NAICS code for this effort will be 334220, with a size standard of 750 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) will be 5820, and the non- manufacturing rule is applicable to this procurement. It is anticipated that the solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on or around 25 June 2015, on the SPAWAR Business Opportunity Website located at: https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil.

A draft PWS is hereby posted for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as the final version of this document. This is not a solicitation announcement or a request for proposals. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. Once the Acquisition Plan is officially approved, a formal pre-solicitation synopsis will be posted. It is the responsibility of interested parties to independently monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if applicable).