Medium- and High-throughput Wireless Communication Devices

Notice of Intent


This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to negotiate a purchase order with Afar Communications, Inc., Santa Barbara, California for medium- and high-throughput wireless communication devices as described in the attached Salient Characteristics.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Afar Communications is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who can provide the digital radio used throughout USGS networks worldwide as no other product can serve as a direct replacement or be used to augment or expand these networks since proprietary techniques are used by each manufacturer to optimize their products and digital radios of different brands and types cannot be mixed.

The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.

The NAICS code for this action is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing and has an associated size standard of 1,250 employees that apply to this announcement.

Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to nlushenko@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 02 August 2021 at 1700 Eastern Time.


Salient Characteristics are Attached