The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with TTTech North America, 300 Brickstone Square, Suite 1003 Andover, MA 01810, for the acquisition of a Time Triggered Ethernet (TTE) Development System A664 v4.1 for Linux and Components, to be used by the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD campus.

***** Sole source determination is based on the need to acquire a Time Triggered Ethernet Development System A664 v4.1 for Linux and components that will be used to expand the Smart Grid Communication research. Currently, NIST is using an emulation platform for the communication part of the testbed. NIST seeks to replace the existing emulation platform with a new Ethernet-based communication system that can guarantee deterministic communications for the Phasor Measurement Units. The current system is equipped with three 10/100/1000 Mbit/s front I/O Ethernet ports running at full-duplex speeds. It uniquely supports three standard traffic classes: Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), rate-constrained (ARINC 664 p7) and time-triggered (SAE AS6802) traffic in parallel on one physical infrastructure. Purchasing different hardware and software could introduce interoperability issues with our existing synchrophasor test-bed, which may prevent NIST from completing work on smart grid communication projects. Additionally, there will be a very large and expensive time investment to develop laboratory test equipment using products other than the TTE-Development System A664 v4.1 for Linux specifications. TTTech North America is the only know vendor capable in providing the required Time Triggered Ethernet Development System.

*****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is -541511 Custom Computer Programming Services.

****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

*****Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Prateema Carvajal at [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than July 9, 2018 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time.

 

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