Bid Office, SPAWARSYSCEN, Code D214B, 53570 Silvergate Avenue, Bldg. A33, Room 0061, San Diego, CA 92152-5112

A -- INMARSAT-M SATCOM SYSTEMS SOL N66001-98-R-5029 POC Contract Specialist, Mr. Serjio C. Guzman, Code D212, (619)524-2418. Contracting Officer, Ms. Maria Soto Papet, (619)553-3385. A Sole Source award to Mackay Communications, Inc., 9126 Galveston Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32211 is contemplated for the purchase of six (6) SATURN Mm INMARSAT-M satellite communication systems. This is a combination synopsis/solicitation under the auspices of FAR Part 12 for the purchase of Commercial-Over-The-Counter Items. SOL N66001-98-R-5029 is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) with a due date of 19 May 1998. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA intends to solicit and negotiate a sole-source procurement with MACKAY COMMUNICATIONS, Jacksonville, FL based on issues of compatibility and integrated logistics support requirements. DESCRIPTION: Contract Line Item Number 0001 consisting of Six (6) each, SATURN Mm, INMARSAT-M, Satellite Communication System. System shall include the following installed and integrated features: Emission (EMCON) Switch, a SRR-92L and a Directional Coupler. The complete list of required specifications and features is available upon request. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Deliver FOB Destination within 30 days after the contract award date to the following address: RECEIVING OFFICER, SPAWARSYSCEN, 53560 HULL STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92152-5410, Mark For: Code D621/LAUREN LEE, Contract N66001-98-C-5029. The receiving office is open for deliverables Monday through Thursday from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS APPLICABLE: The provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-4 of 12 March 1998. Incorporated by reference: FAR provision 52.212-1, (Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items) and FAR provision 52.212-4, (Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items). A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, is required as a part of the offer. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required To Implement Status or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following clauses listed under para. (b) apply: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I; 52-203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.210-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disables and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-10, Duty Free Entry; 52.225-11 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.225-18 European Union Sanction for End Products and 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels. The DFARS clause at 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- - Commercial Items; and 252.225-7035 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of payments Program Certificate apply to this procurement. The DFARS clause at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items and the following clauses under para. (b) apply: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.225-7036 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. The following clause also applies: H-51. YEAR 2000 WARRANTY -- COMMERCIAL SUPPLY ITEMS. The contractor warrants that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract shall be able to accurately process date data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance isdiscovered and made known to the contractor in writing within ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. Offer is due to the BID OFFICER, Code 214B, Bldg A33, Room 0061, 53570 Silvergate Avenue, San Diego, CA 92152-5113, on or before 19 MAY 98 no later than 3:00 p.m. local time. For information regarding the solicitation, contact Mr. SERJIO C. GUZMAN, Code D212, (619) 524-2418, Fax (619) 553-4455. (0120)

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