N00039-17-R-0025 - Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract for OE-570A UHF Procurement Follow-On Contract

The purpose of this notice is to inform all parties that the United States Navy, Space and

Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM) in support of the Fleet Readiness

Directorate (FRD) intends to award a sole source follow-on contract for

procurement of

OE-570A, subsystems, upgrade kits and engineering services to Trivec-Avant

Corporation

(COBHAM) located at 17831 Jamestown Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Trivec-

Avant is the current OEM vendor providing OE-570A and ancillary parts. The

OE-570

Antenna System fulfills antenna requirements for the UHF SATCOM Program on

various

surface ships. The antenna system provides coverage over a 360 degree horizon,

from

2 degrees to 90 degrees of elevation despite antenna blockages due to the

ship's

superstructure. The system operates in the line-of-sight mode as well as

SATCOM. The

current contract ordering period is through 30 September 2017. This

announcement

provides information that assists with subcontracting possibilities. The North

American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334290

(with a

Small Business Size Standard of 750).



This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a

solicitation of offers.

However, if a company believes it can perform the requirements identified above

without

negative schedule, performance, and/or cost impacts, the company shall provide

a

statement of its capabilities within 15 calendar days of the release date of

this notice.

Responses to, or questions about, this notice should be directed to Heidi

Radaford at

(619) 524-7386 or Heidi.radaford@navy.mil. This notice is also posted on the

SPAWAR e-

commerce website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. The agency intends

to

justify the sole source modification under the authority of FAR Subpart

6.302-1.