SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- KDU Mount Assy, Cable Assy (25 ft), Adaptor Unit/PA
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG SCRT - Natick (SPS), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- MIPR1LDATNAT01
- Archive Date
- 1/18/2012
- Point of Contact
- Yvette M. Daltorio, 508-233-6184
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG SCRT - Natick (SPS)
(yvette.m.daltorio.ctr@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: Pursuant to FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) and FAR13.501(a)(2)(ii), the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of the Natick Soldier System Center (NSSC), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to: Harris Corporation 1680 University Ave Rochester, NY 14610-1839 THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. 1. Nature and description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs: ItemQty KDU Mount Assy 4 Cable Assy, 25Ft 46 Adaptor Unit PA 8 2. A demonstration that the proposed contractor is the only source available to provide these services or goods (i.e. unique qualifications, proprietary rights, etc.): Acquisition of the aforementioned highly specialized communication equipment in item 1 from Harris Corporation without competition is justified because Harris Corporation is the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the equipment. The items are required to meet the Program Manager - Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) critical communication network and infrastructure utilized to facilitate war planning and rapid information dissemination to depots, as well as, OEF and OIF theaters of operations. The Harris Corporation communication equipment is the only of its kind that has been qualified through testing, and are compatible with UAS platform technology configuration performance requirements necessary to insure consistent connectivity with UAS drone platforms. 3. A description of the market research that was conducted and the results, or a statement of the reason a market research was not conducted: Market research was conducted by reviewing Department of Defense (DoD) Emall, DoD Suppliers List, Defense Logistics Agency and GSA Advantage data bases. No communication equipment other than the communication equipment identified under item 1 can meet the Program Manager - UAS needs; considering price, certifications, reliability, compatibility with configuration, and proven critical mission performance requirements in theaters of operations. 4. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: The Government does not own the technical data rights to Harris Corporations' nomenclature/part numbers nor does it intend to purchase the data rights. Therefore, no acquisition data is available to provide a technical data package, specifications, engineering descriptions or statements of work suitable for full and open competition. 5. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required: Notices required by FAR 5.201 shall be published and any bids and proposals received shall be considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Natick Contracting Division via e-mail to: Yvette.m.daltorio.ctr@us.army.mil no later than 3:00 PM on 27 October, 2011. Contracting Office Address: Army Contracting Command (ACC) CCRD-NA-SU, Natick Contracting Division Kansas Street, Building 1 Natick, MA 01760-5011 Point of Contact: Yvette M. Daltorio Procurement Specialist Yvette.m.daltorio.ctr@us.army.mil
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