Compunetix Phones (SDI-7) for the Operations at Wallops, NSOF, CBU Backup site and Fairbanks

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service intends to issue a sole source contract to Compunetix, Inc., under authority FAR 13.106-1(b). NOAA intends to award a contract, for Compunetix Phones (SDI-7) for the Operations at Wallops, NSOF, CBU Backup site and Fairbanks. These Compunetix phones will be used for Operations purposes, each Compunetix phone will be used for a mission. (GOES-R, JPSS, POES, GOES, DMSP and Dscovr).  These phones are used 24/7 every day, they sometime fail and need to be replace. By purchasing additional phones, this will allow use to replace the broken much more quickly. 

NOAA satellite operations are performed at multiple locations. Commercial telecommunications     carriers link these sites together via multiple Nwave (10GB).  NWave bandwidths are partitioned using the voice communications for all four building (NSOF, Wallops, CBU and Fairbanks).   The associated NAICS code is 334210, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, with a size standard is 750 Employees.  

The purchase is for following commercial item:

Type of contract will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

0001 – 25 each, The SDI-7 is a Type I GTX mission instruments with an internal DAP. The SDI-7 interfaces with one MVP switch (either red or black) via VoIP. It features a seven-inch diagonal touchscreen. Up to eight pages, each with up to 16-line keys, are available to the user. The light bar at the top of the enclosure illuminates to indicate an incoming call is ringing. The SDI-7 supports spatial audio, two independent handset/headset jacks, and independent volume controls for left/right handsets, speaker, headset/speaker ringers, and side tone.

This is not a request for competitive proposals as this is a sole source requirement.