SPECIAL NOTICE
C -- High Capacity SATCOM Pilot Project.
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911NF) RTP, PO BOX 12211, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, 27709-2211, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27709-2211
- Solicitation Number
- W911NF-17-R-0025
- Archive Date
- 10/14/2017
- Point of Contact
- Leroy R. Hardy Jr., Phone: 919-541-4722
- E-Mail Address
-
leroy.r.hardy.civ@mail.mil
(leroy.r.hardy.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command (ACC), Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Research Triangle Park (RTP), intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition In Accordance With (IAW) 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements to ViaSat, Inc., 6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009. This effort supports USSOCOM's High Capacity SATCOM Pilot Project. The overall effort is divided into three distinct phases. During Phases 1 and 2, the contractor provides Hardware, Satellite Airtime, Training and Operational Integration support (both CONUS and Europe). Phase 3 utilizes the hardware from the first two phases to perform resiliency testing. ViaSat, Inc. will support the delivery of hardware, satellite airtime and all necessary equipment and training to allow USSOCOM to evaluate this next generation emerging SATCOM service as a supplement to available traditional military X and Ka-bands, commercial Ku and C bands. Items to be delivered to the Government will include twelve (12) high capacity Ka-band satellite terminals, four (4) WGS certifiable multi-band, multi-waveform terminals, ancillary gear and cables. Services to be provided to the Government will include program management support, integration support, satellite resiliency assessment support, data services, onsite operations and technical assistance. (See Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. It is the Government's intent to award a contract with a 12 month base period with two 12-month optional periods of performance valued at approximately $1.748, 836. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations. 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 is 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. Interested parties may identify their capabilities by responding to this requirement, no later than 10:00 AM EST, 21 September 2017. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide these items. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses shall be submitted via email and the total file size shall not exceed 5MB. Otherwise, responses must be submitted via hard copy to: US Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, RTP Division, and ATTN: Leroy R. Hardy. Questions concerning this requirement should be e-mailed to Leroy.r.hardy.civ@mail.mil
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 800 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN04677074-W 20170916/170914231636-ac455b45c2a136d03f301c4e93120964 (fbodaily.com)
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