NON-COMPETITIVE SYNOPSIS

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NASA/MSFC has a requirement INTELLAPATCH 64 Chassis and Blade Package.  

NASA/MSFC intends to purchase this service from APCON, Inc. on a sole source basis.  APCON Solutions for Networks is the designer and manufacturer of the NTELLAPATCH chassis and multi-rate blades.  APCON products are deployed throughout the IATF labs, test and development lines with an established compatibility with the real-time operating system of the Concurrent computers and other hardware that must be maintained. 

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 2/8/2018 by 4:00 p.m. CST. 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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