Notice Sole Source_Syntonics (FORAX)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANAPG25P0000025575
- Agency
-
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7G22 It And Telecom - Network: Satellite And Rf Communications Products (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Place of performance
- Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17320, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE), Fort Huachuca Division, through the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, has issued a sole-source Special Notice for maintenance support of FORAX (RF over IP) equipment. The agency intends to award this contract directly to Syntonics, located in Manassas, Virginia, under simplified procedures for commercial items authority. The FORAX system provides a loss-free link between radio and antenna components, and Syntonics is both the manufacturer and subject matter expert for this specialized equipment. The contract falls under NAICS code 334220 for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. The contracting office is located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, with Rhonda Gill serving as the primary point of contact.
The purpose of this sole-source procurement is to ensure continued operational capability of the National Military Command Center Communications Mission, which requires reliable 24-hour HF communications service to mission partners. The agency states that failure to award this contract would place the communications mission in a hazardous condition and compromise command and control requirements. Interested parties may express interest and submit capability statements by July 22, 2025, at 09:00 AM Arizona Time, with responses directed to rhonda.k.gill.civ@army.mil. The notice specifies that acknowledgment of receipt will not be provided, nor will respondents be notified of evaluation results. The sole-source justification is based on Syntonics' unique position as the designer and manufacturer of the FORAX system, making them the only qualified provider for this specialized maintenance support requirement.
Notice text
The United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE), Fort Huachuca Division intends to award a sole-source contract under the authority 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(2), 10 U.S.C. 2304(f), and FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items to Syntonics, located at 7430 Merritt Park Drive, Suite 140, Manassas, Virginia 20109. The requirement is to provide maintenance support on FORAX (RF over IP) support. Syntonics are the manufacturer of the FORAX a loss-free link between the radio and the antenna.
They are the subject matter experts for this purchase due to Syntonics LLC designing and manufacturing the FORAX. If this contract is not awarded, it will put all the National Military Command Center Communications Mission in a Hazardous Condition posture. We would not be able to provide a reliable and effective Command and Control requirement. Our Mission is to provide to all our mission partners a 24n HF communications service.
Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Interested parties may express interest and provide a capability statement no later than 22 July 2025, 09:00 AM Arizona Time (Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time). Responses should be addressed to rhonda.k.gill.civ@army.mil
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG),
Contracting Office Address:
ACC-APG, Huachuca Division Building 61801, Room 3413 Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7070
Primary Point of Contact: Rhonda Gill
Purchasing Agent
rhonda.k.gill.civ@army.mil
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