Notice of Intent to Sole Source the National Radio Quiet Zone: Emergency/Broadband Telecommunications and Modernization Project
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 49100423Q0158
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R799 Support- Management: Other
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation published a Special Notice of its intent to negotiate a sole source purchase order with CTA Consulting, LLC. The Special Notice is for the National Radio Quiet Zone Emergency/Broadband Telecommunications and Modernization Project 1.
The Special Notice aims to improve emergency and broadband telecommunications while protecting Federal facility operations in the National Radio Quiet Zone. Project 1 focuses on immediate emergency communication needs in Pocahontas County and Pendleton County, West Virginia, including identifying VHF/UHF communication options and tower placements. CTA Consulting, LLC is deemed the only vendor capable of meeting the agency's needs due to its extensive experience with public safety issues in the region and familiarity with stakeholders and systems engineering for radio and network communications. The deadline for the Special Notice is August 21, 2023, and the opportunity is not subject to set-aside requirements. Only CTA Consulting, LLC is eligible to participate in negotiations for this sole source award.
Notice text
Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), The National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), and the Division of Astronomical Sciences intend to negotiate a sole source purchase order with CTA Consulting, LLC for the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ): Emergency/Broadband Telecommunications and Modernization Project 1.
The NSF-NSA NRQZ Modernization Effort seeks to improve emergency and broadband telecommunications while protecting and enhancing Federal facility operations in the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ). Project 1 of the NSF-NSA NRQZ Modernization Effort (“Project 1”) focuses on immediate emergency communication needs, including VHF/UHF communication options, tower placement identification, and potential pilot implementation. Project 1 focuses on the two counties most impacted by the NRQZ: Pocahontas County and Pendleton County, West Virginia (WV).
CTA Consulting, LLC has extensive experience with public safety issues (particularly at the local level) and familiarity with NRQZ issues and local stakeholders. CTA Consulting, LLC has provided and provides detailed system engineering for radio and network communications systems for cities and counties in and near the NRQZ, including several in Virginia and West Virginia. CTA Consulting, LLC has designed and implemented emergency communication systems for Page County, Virginia; the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro, Virginia; Craig County, Virginia; and other local municipalities in the region. This “hands-on” experience is directly and uniquely applicable to NSF requirements for implementation of solutions.
CTA Consulting, LLC is the only vendor capable of meeting NSF's need to provide engineering services toward improving emergency telecommunications while protecting and enhancing Federal facility operations in the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ). CTA Consulting, LLC is the only vendor with the experience and resources to provide these services to meet the agency’s need.
The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This synopsis is for informational purposes only.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Award for the National Radio Quite Zone Project | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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