R&S 2900L HF Transceiver Systems

Added: Feb 28, 2011 10:32 am THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. ASOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BEREQUESTED.

The Department of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center(SPAWARSYSCEN), Atlantic, (SSC LANT) in Charleston, SC intends to acquire, ona sole source basis, the acquisition of commercial supplies and services fortheprocurement of at least twelve (12) R&S 2900L HF Transceiver Systems.

The NAICS Code is 334220 and the Small Business Size Standard in Number ofEmployees is 750. A Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with a delivery date nolater than 180 days after receipt of order is anticipated. This procurementhasbeen identified as only one responsible source and no other supplies orservices will satisfy agency requirements as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Theproposed sole source contractor, ROHDE & SCHWARZ, Inc. is the onlymanufacturer of the R&S 2900L HF Transceiver Systems. ROHDE & SCHWARZ,Inc (R&S) is the sole manufacturer and only distributor of the materialrequiredfor these systems. The United States Coast Guard has already purchased andintegrated R&S baseline systems into its National Security Cutter fleet. Theequipment being purchased is an expansion of this already installed system.

This procurement is based on the determination that the Government's needcan best be satisfied by supplies and services available from only one source.This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Responsible sourcesmay identify their interest and capability to provide this service byrespondingin writing to our office no later than 15 March 2011 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)

The Contracting Officer for this requirement is Lisa Connell at SPAWAR SystemsCenter Atlantic (SPAWARSYSCEN LANT), Charleston, SC or e-maillisa.connell@navy.mil. Information received will normally be considered solelyfor the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contractbased upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of theGovernment. No telephone request accepted.