Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

70 -- LAPTOP COMPUTERS SOL N61331-99-R-0046 DUE 083099 POC Buyer -- Shirley Regan, (850) 235-5354; Contracting Officer-Carol Dreger, (850) 234-4863 WEB: www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Regan_Shirley@ncsc.navy.mil, Regan_Shirley@ncsc.navy.mil. The Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, NSWC, Panama City, Florida intends to award a sole-source contract to GETAC Incorporated, 15273 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618 for the acquisition of laptop computers for use in the AN/SQH-4 Battle Space Profiler (BSP). The BSP is a combat performance prediction system designed to collect and display essential environmental data and to estimate mine countermeasures (MCM) combat system performance and mission effectiveness using Navy certified models. The system will be capable of collecting environmental data and projecting tactical performance against the mine threat in water depths ranging from 30 to 600 feet. The most important component of the BSP is a shipboard computer station for data collection, processing, and display of information. This acquisition is unsuitable for full and open competition for the following reasons: All of the components of the BSP system must successfully complete a rigorous test series including hot and cold temperatureexposure tests and shipboard vibration tests in accordance with MIL-STD-810E and MIL-S-901D. Use of any other laptop computer system would necessitate extensive, time-consuming, and costly recertification for the shock, vibration, and thermal test requirements. It is estimated that re-qualifying the BSP system would cost approximately $15,000 and would take an additional six (6) months to complete thus significantly delaying delivery of the BSP to the fleet. Additionally, the shock mount aboard ship has been designed, fabricated, and installed aboard the required U.S. Navy ships. It is an absolute requirement that access to all ports, connections, CD-ROM drive, and floppy drives are available while mounted in the shock mount. Since the physical size, weight and orientation of the laptop components determine the system response to shock loading and vibration, any changes in these characteristics from the design already tested would require additional shock and vibration testing necessary to certify the BSP system for U.S. Navy use. In summary, GETAC Incorporated clearly represents the only source that can successfully provide the required equipment. The laptop computers shall be delivered and installed no later than 15 Oct 1999. Note 22 applies. Posted 08/19/99 (W-SN370187). (0231)

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