The 27 Special Operations Contracting Squadron at Cannon AFB, NM intends to issue a sole-source procurement action to ITT Space Systems, LLC (who acquired EchoStorm, LLC) to provide full-time, on-call, on- and off-site Field Service Representative (FSR) support to include all hardware and software upgrades with required software licenses necessary to support operations and maintenance requirements for the ADLIB video and data management system in use, and its associated components and software, designed and built by EchoStorm, LLC. ADLIB is a turnkey system that delivers mission-critical capabilities to unmanned and manned platforms. Its key features involve capturing video and telemetry information, managing it intelligently and efficiently, and disseminating it to the right people in near real time.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy the current Agency Requirements".
 
This is not a request for competitive proposals. Firms who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's capability to provide an equivalent service as described above, providing a rationale as to why they should be considered.

Respond to the below points of contact referencing RFP number FA4855-13-R-0018 by 22 Feb 2013, 3:00 p.m. (Mountain Time). A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The 27 Special Operations Contracting Squadron will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing the capability information.

The FAR requires a firm to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), (https://sam.gov) and Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) (https://wawf.eb.mil/) prior to award of any contract or agreements. Firms must register on a one-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Angelia Messer, Contract Administrator, 27 Special Operations Contracting Squadron, 110 E. Alison Avenue, Cannon AFB NM 88103; PHONE: 575-784-4409, FAX 575-784-1148, email: [email protected] or TSgt Bonnie Yoakum, 575-784-4850 email: [email protected].

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