ViewPoint Standalone Terminal (VPSAT) Upgrade
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA860124Q0066
- Agency
- Air Force Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Special Notice published by the Department of the Air Force on March 12, 2024 intends to award a sole source contract to Thermo Eberline LLC for the upgrade of existing ViewPoint Standalone Terminal radiation dosimetry readers. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio requires the upgrade to provide new software capabilities to read TruDose dosimeters and ensure compatibility with future updates.
The Special Notice seeks to upgrade five existing VP-SAT laptops with new batteries, top plates, and TruDose plug-in software. Additional requirements include eight windows upgrades, one year of software support, and labor hours. Responses were due by March 20, 2024 to inform the sole source determination, as Thermo Eberline LLC designed the existing VPSAT units and holds the proprietary software required to perform the upgrade. The firm fixed price contract valued at an estimated $172,528.98 will be awarded on a sole source basis to Thermo Eberline LLC as the original equipment manufacturer eligible to meet the specialized upgrade requirements through a 120-day period of performance at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Notice text
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Base Support Branch (AFLCMC/PZIBA) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), OH intends to award a sole source contract to:
THERMO EBERLINE LLC
27 FORGE PKWY
FRANKLIN, MA
02038-3135
This requirement is for the following:
CLIN ITEM QUANTITY
0001 ViewPoint Stand Alone Terminal (VPSAT) Upgrade 1
The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Commercial Purchase Order and carried out as a sole source action (not competitively awarded). The statutory authority which permits other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 10 United States Code (USC) 2304 (c) (1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b). This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification. The applicable NAICS code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. This NAICS code has a small business size standard of 600 employees.
The Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT) has a requirement to upgrade/refurbish existing VPSAT Radiation Dosimetry Readers to include software capabilities to read the new DoD acquired TruDose Dosimeters and ensure future updates can perform the TruDose reading function. This requirement will upgrade/refurbish the existing VPSATs to meet current industry standards as described in the Statement of Work (SOW).
Thermo Eberline LLC (Legal Business Name:ThermoFisher Scientific) is the only company that can perform the upgrade/refurbish on the VPSAT units as they were specifically designed by ThermoFisher Scientific for the Department of Defense (DoD) AFRAT. Furthermore; the installed VPSAT dose calculation operating software is proprietary to ThermoFisher Scientific and there are currently no other companies that can provide the upgrade/refurbish capabilities.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. No solicitation package will be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. All responses received by 20 March 2024 @ 1300 will be considered by the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. Responses and questions shall be submitted via email to jennifer.blackford@us.af.mil and jessica.stamper.2@us.af.mil.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| VP SaT Single_Source_Justification- CO signed.pdf | ||
| SOW_VP SAT 05Mar24.pdf |
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