NASA/KSC has a requirement for Broadband Omni directional Slant Linear Antenna, QTY 5 EA. NASA/KSC intends to purchase the items from TECOM Industries Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA. TECOM Broadband Omni directional Slant Linear Antenna 201564-3 Antenna 0.5 - 18GHz is the only source able to meet the physical size, power, VSWR, frequency of operation, connector type, and gain for the specific frequencies required. TECOM Broadband Omni directional Slant Linear Antenna is currently able to meet size, weight, and operational compatibility requirement which will interface with the existing like hardware at KSC to reduce hardware interoperability for the Automated Radio Frequency System project. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. local time on July 16, 2012. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

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