This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334220 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

AFRL requires a purchase of a Polaris 2-channel HF/VHF/UHF digital tuner and accessories consisting of the following:

Part number: SI-9150/D2

Description: Polaris 2- channel HFNHF/UHF digital tuners and required associated option assemblies as follows:
9150/PS power supply option for Polaris
9150/cable/9PINTOSUBDWOWP cable option (standard) 9 pin bi-lobe to 9 pin subd; RS-232 without write protect
9150 cable option; SI-9150/D2 RF cables (set of 3),
9150 cable option; SI-9150 timing cables
SI- 9150 10 GIG ethemet option, fiber optic

The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with:
DRS Signal Solutions Inc.,
1 Milestone Center Court
Germantown MD 20876;
POC: Paul Dell ([email protected]), telephone 301-944-8295

The Government has determined that DRS Signal Solutions the only company that can meet the required specifications for integration within a specific platform. The tuner provides one of the core requirements for an on-going development effort to provide new signal acquisition capabilities for AF ISR platforms. The unique ability of this digital tuner package will facilitate field testing and evaluation for deployment into existing classified operational environments without modification to the existing hardware platform. The Polaris digital tuner with optional assemblies is a unique item produced only by this vendor. The unit with these specific options will mimic the current platforms. The unique aspect is derived from the specific construction of the SDR and the associated software. It is in use currently and this specific item will ensure the existing derived technology will transition in a format compatible with the platform assets. No substitution was found to be compatible with existing systems and would prevent transition of the present technology. Multiple areas at AFRL utilize this specific platform and the technologies must be compatible with existing platforms to enable technology transition with specific hardware only. Therefore, it has been determined that award to any other source would result in the Government experiencing a substantial duplication in cost that would not be expected to be recovered through competition.

This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to [email protected]. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.

Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 31 August 2018.

A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.

Contracting Office Address:
26 Electronic Parkway
Rome, New York 13441-4514
United States

Place of Performance:
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate
Rome, New York 13441
United States

Primary Point of Contact:
Richard Childres
[email protected]
Phone: 315-330-4194
Fax: 315-330-2555

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