SPECIAL NOTICE
36 -- BUSHIDO D&F
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- HQ USAINSCOM, Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: IAPC-DOC, 8825 Beulah Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5246
- ZIP Code
- 22060-5246
- Solicitation Number
- W911W414T0055
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Andrea D. Knowles, (703) 428-4491
- E-Mail Address
-
HQ USAINSCOM, Directorate of Contracting
(andrea.knowles@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS PROCUREMENT BELOW THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISTION THRESHOLD Upon the basis of the following findings and determination, the Contracting Officer has determined the proposed action is for an amount not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available to supply perform the items necessary. FINDINGS 1.Contracting Activity: The Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) is the procuring activity for this action. 2.Description of the Supply or Service Purchased: Approval requested for purchase of Bushido and associated Directional Antenna's. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price (FFP). DescriptionQtyPart #'s Bushido is a handheld, Wi-Fi direction finding solution capable of detecting and measuring the signal strength of any 802.11a/b/g/n device in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Rugged, sealed, water-resistant composite housing for better performance and survivability.10 each200520-001 Directional antenna used with the Bushido to allow for geo-locating detected signals10 each201050-001 3.Dollar Amount: The estimated cost of the proposed action is $98,500.00. The type of funds is O& M. Purchase Request # W91QZ4129N031. 4.Authority Cited: FAR 13.106-1(b), quote mark Soliciting from a single source. quote mark 5.Reason for Authority Cited: The required equipment is only available from the EOM KEYW Corporation. 6.Market Research: Market research was conducted in May 2014 to identify sources that could meet this requirement. The resources used to find vendors were CHESS, GSA, and Google. In addition, historical data was researched and provided The following vendors were researched to determine if their equipment meet the minimum requirements and if they were a viable option for EW. The following vendors were researched to determine if their equipment meet the minimum requirements and if they were a viable option for EW. The following vendors were researched on Google for 'WiFi detection and Direction Finding (DF) equipment'. a. Located in Hanover MD U.S.A. www.keywcorp.com KeyW Engineering offers the Bushido that detect and geo-locates active WiFi signals. It is a light weight, hand held ruggedized system that are both weather and shock proof. This is the only system that incorporates quote mark Traffic Generation quote mark used to improve DF of active WiFi stations. This action has been shown to decrease geo- location of active WiFi stations from 45 minutes to 5 minutes. b. Located in New Jersey U.S.A. http://bvsystems.com/Products/Security/security.htm Berkley Veritronics Systems offers several systems that detect WiFi, signals. The equipment is handheld and lightweight. It does not have 'Traffic Generation.' These systems have limited weather and shock resistant capability. c. Located Internationally (http://www.flukenetworks.com/) AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester is a light weight, hand held ruggedized system that is both weather and shock proof. This system can actual connect to a WiFi device which could create a possible security breach. Due to this feature, recommend not purchasing this device as the EW section routinely enters and scans SCIFs and Secured areas. d. A search on the Army mandated Chess Program provided no vendors that can provide the product. CHESS statement of non-availability # 21669515 has been approved by PEOEIS. Army Goal 1 Waiver approval (# 201405164420352014192) was received.
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