SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Commercial X Band
- Notice Date
- 3/24/2005
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office, Acquisitions, 3920 Pender Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030
- ZIP Code
- 22030
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-TBD
- Response Due
- 3/28/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2005
- Description
- The U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-PO) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to XTAR LLC, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850. The contract will be for approximately one XTAR transponder on the 29 degrees East longitude satellite utilizing right-hand circular polarization with options for procuring additional Right-hand circular polarization and Left-hand circular polarization transponders for a base period of three years with seven option years. This will be a commercial item contract with an estimated value of $137 million, if all option years are exercised. Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Response(s) must be received by 12 noon on March 28, 2005 to the effect that comparable services are available and are more advantegeous to the Government than obtaining these services through the proposed Contractor, otherwise a sole-source award will be made. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals and a solicitation is not available. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract 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 or not to conduct a competitive procurement. No telephone requests will be accepted. The point of contact is Jennifer R. Gibson. Please email your responses by 12 noon March 28, 2005 to gibsonjr@state.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 3920 Pender Drive, Fairfax, VA
- Zip Code: 22030
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22030
- Record
- SN00775443-W 20050326/050324212000 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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