66 -- ANALYZER, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Notice Date

March 20, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

ZIP Code

13441-4514

Solicitation Number

F30602-01-Q-0354

Response Due

April 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Virginia Brady, Contract Specialist, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email

E-Mail Address

Virginia Brady (bradyv@rl.af.mil)

Description

It is the intent of the Government to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Tektronix Inc Federal, Beaverton OR. The proposed contract action is for 1 each ANALYZER, PART NUMBER WCA 330, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, DC-3GHZ, 30 MHZ REAL-TIME BANDWIDTH, CERTIFICATE OF TRACEABLE CALIBRATION STANDARD. INCLUDES OPTION WCZ330 1R: RACKMOUNT KIT. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all quotations received by 3 Apr 01 will be considered by the Government. Quotes may be faxed to 315/330-2555. All responsible sources may submit a quotation. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received (quote with product specifications) will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from quoters or potential quoters during the quotation development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Virginia E. Brady, bradyv@rl.af.mil or fax 315/330-2555. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lt Col Reid Lerum, Chief, Contracting Division, at lerumr@rl.af.mil when requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010322/66SOL001.HTM (D-079 SN50G7C5)