Notice of Intent to Sole Source LMR maintenance

This is a notification that the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Drum, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(I)for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available to Harris Corporation. The Government requires technical assistance and software support of Fort Drum's Land Mobile Radio System. Harris Corporation is the sole provider of all software contained within the current Land Mobile Radio System. The information contained in the software is proprietary information; therefore distributors of the systems are not permitted to provide the required technical assistance to the existing radio system.

This notice is not a request for quotations. The contractor identified is the only known source for the subject requirement. Responses to this notification will be used to determine if competition exists. Any such responses must be in writing and include technical information regarding the proposed services and method of providing.

The Government will not pay for information submitted. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement action, based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responses must be received no later than 4:00 PM EST January 30, 2019.

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