N66001-21-Q-6528 – Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Systel, Inc

The Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) hereby publicizes its intention to solicit, negotiate, and award a Commercial Firm-Fixed-Price FAR 13 purchase order on a non-competitive basis with Systel, Inc. located in Sugar Land, Texas, 77478. This is a new procurement. The requirement is for the purchase of the following supplies:

Description Qty.
Computer; Systel 3U Rackmount 11 Slot 2


The justification for a non-competitive award is as follows. The NTCDL prime contractor specified a list of equivalent COTS hardware servers that were the starting baselines for the hardware solution. None of the COTS starting baseline servers fully complied with the NTCDL SPS except the Systel servers. Additionally, the other COTS baseline servers would have different components which would perform differently (different software drivers, different built-in test support [NTCDL SPS 3.3.5.10 and 3.10.2.3], and different overall system performance). The Systel chassis is proprietary to Systel. While another company could buy the chassis and components and then assemble the server, we cannot ensure that it would perform in the same way the Systel device would perform. Without that assurance, an alternative would be unsuitable for the government's purpose of developing software and integrating properly with existing hardware assets

A determination by the government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the government. However, all responsible sources may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this notice, and must clearly show the firm's ability to be responsive without compromising quality, accuracy, and reliability. A copy of the Request for Quote will be made available upon request. The applicable NAICS Code is 332510 and the business size standard is 750 employees.

The point of contact for this announcement is James Davenport at james.davenport4@navy.mil

Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. Any comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to james.davenport4@navy.mil by 8/24/2021 at 1100am PST. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.

All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration requires a registered DUNS and CAGE Code numbers. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.

Awarded contract N6600121P6528 to Systel, Inc. for 68410.52 on 2021-08-25.