Notice of Intent to Modify Sole Source Contract for Additional of a 5G Interference Mitigation Upgrade CLIN and SLM-5650B Modem Repair

The United States Navy, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
(NAVWARSYSCOM) in support of the Program Executive Office for Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) Communication and GPS
Navigation Program Office (PMW/A 170) has determined only one responsible source can
meet the Government's requirements and intends to extend the current sole source
contract with no increase in cost/ceiling for Commercial Broadband Satellite Program
(CBSP), Assured Command and Control (AC2) modem to Comtech EF Data Corp.
(Comtech), located at 2114 W 7th St., Tempe, AZ 85281-7227. Comtech is the Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the SLM-5650A and SLM-5650B modems which it
markets as Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products. As COTS products, the
Government does not have sufficient data rights (for hardware and firmware (source
code)) to enable alternate vendor(s) to produce, upgrade, modify, or repair these
modems that meet the Government's performance requirements while simultaneously
being backwards compatible to existing SLM-5650A modems without an unacceptable
delay in fulfilling the Navy's requirements. The period of performance will remain at 5
years, but increase the ceiling by $13.4M. This announcement provides information that
assists with subcontracting possibilities. The North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334220 (with a Small Business Size
Standard of $15M).

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 NAVWAR
e-commerce website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. The agency intends to
justify the sole source award under the authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1.