SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Exportable Long Haul HF Radios
- Notice Date
- 4/13/2011
- Notice Type
- Cancellation
- NAICS
- 517919
— All Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Directorate, DITCO-Scott, 2300 East Dr., Building 3600, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225-5406, United States
- ZIP Code
- 62225-5406
- Solicitation Number
- HC1021-11-T-0101
- Archive Date
- 4/26/2011
- Point of Contact
- Bess A Goodman, Phone: 49-630-292-2728
- E-Mail Address
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bess.goodman@disa.mil
(bess.goodman@disa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as Contracting Officer, hereby approve the use of other than full and open competition of the proposed contractual action pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). JUSTIFICATION 1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE: United States Africa Command/ C4 Systems Contracting Activity: DITCO-Europe/PL512 2. NATURE/DESCRIPTION OF ACTION(S): United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)/ Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4S) Directorate has a requirement to solicit, negotiate, and award a contract or purchase order as a sole source through CODAN US Inc for the purchase of High Frequency (HF) equipment items listed as per the attached. 90 days after receipt of order, the High Frequency radio equipment must be delivered with export licenses, operators must be trained, and the High Frequency radio network must be operational. CODAN US Inc, the sole US subsidiary of the CODAN Limited group of companies, currently manufactures and supplies High Frequency radio systems to the United States Government (USG) through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and General Services Administration (GSA). Countries and programs include Afghanistan, Iraq and supply to Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan) through the Department of State. CODAN has also supplied High Frequency radios to many countries throughout Africa. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. In addition, CODAN has also provided High Frequency radios to the African Union (AU) for peacekeeping forces and supplied over 150 High Frequency radios in 2006 to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to support the AU's peacekeeping mission in Darfur. CODAN provides service and support throughout the world via a network of dealers, distributors and agents. CODAN radio products are used in approximately 40 countries in Africa, as well as international entities in Africa, such as the African Union and the United Nations. 3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: High Frequency radios operate in the 3 to 30 megahertz range of the radio frequency spectrum. The radio transmissions propagate through the atmosphere via line of sight or via the ionosphere, where the maximum theoretical range is 10,000+ kilometers. High Frequency radio is inexpensive, and a well-understood technology that is used extensively by coalition military. It is usually a backup means of communication because of its limited bandwidth and antenna space requirements. However, High Frequency radio is often used as the primary means of communication in disaster relief and humanitarian assistance scenarios, as well as in situations where commercial information technology infrastructure is damaged or unavailable. For this reason, African partner nation personnel employ High Frequency radio more often than any other communications technology. The particular radios that are being considered for this effort are military-grade tactical radios that can securely communicate using both voice and data. The African Union Command, Control, Communications and Information Systems program aims to enable communication between the African Union and the Regional Economic Centers, which control African Standby Forces. African Standby Forces are employed in a variety of peacekeeping missions on the continent of Africa. High Frequency radio can operate either in line of sight or beyond line of sight, making it the radio of choice vs. VHF or UHF radio which have greater constraints on their effective range. African Partner Nation personnel are familiar with High Frequency radio technology and currently employ it in their day-to-day activities. In addition, High Frequency radio can operate independent of infrastructure, to support communications in austere, disconnected mission locations that do not have available information technology infrastructure such as Internet service providers or satellite communications. If the Codan equipment is not purchased, the African Union headquarters, regional economic centers, and African Standby Forces will not have a means of secure communications. Non-secure means of communication could result in the compromise of the mission and possible loss of life. If a non-interoperable solution is chosen, the existing Harris-based High Frequency radio network supporting a current African Union mission will have to be redesigned or replaced, resulting in a monetary loss of approximately $. The CODAN High Frequency radios employ encryption based on the non-proprietary Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which uses a 256-bit digital encryption key. The existing Harris radios used in a current African Union mission are also capable of using AES encryption The end-state goal is to enable secure voice and data communications between the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Union missions and the 5 regional economic centers. The initial link will be established between the African Union Headquarters and The Economic Community for West African States. Follow-on communications will be established between the African Union Headquarters and a current African Union mission. Each link will operate on separate frequencies. ITEM # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT ECOWAS MRX 1kW/125W Sys EA Sub-items 5 to 85 belong to item 3 SALES_NON_INV_HF 1kW System Components 1 EA 08-05628-007 RF Unit, NGT ASR 1 EA 08-05629-007 Handset, NGT ASR 2 EA 08-05629-007 Junction Box, NGT ASR 3 EA 08-05610-001 Cable, CIB I/F 0,5m 2 EA 08-05610-006 Cable, CIB I/F 6m 2 EA 15-00129 Cradle, NGT Handset 1 EA 15-10514-000 Opt 2,7kHz IF Filter, NGT (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-10504-000 Option External ALC (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-00649 Spkr, Extension, 4m lead 2 EA 15-10471-000 NGT Desk Console (SR/AR/ASR) 1 EA 15-04137-EN NGT ASR Tcvr Getting Started Guide 1 EA 05-06374 Earth Braid 1 EA 78-20022 Tcvr Supply, 3020 c/w packaging 1 EA 67-90308 Cable, 3C Blk Mld IEC-EU 2m 1 EA 15-10541-000 Option HD (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-10469 Opt F, Fan Retro kit 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Sls Mtl - Non inventory item 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Transit Case, 1000W MRX System, Black 1 EA 08-05975-001 3062 Power Amplifier 1000W 1 EA 08-01503-002 Cable, Coax assy (RG58 UHF) 2m 1 EA 08-05956-001 Cable, High Pwr Amp Controller 1 EA 08-06102-001 3062 Power Supply 1000W 1 EA 08-01233 Relief, Strain 1 EA 30-38000-002 Shackle, `D' 1/4 Galvanised 1 EA 08-01503-006 Cable, Coax assy (RG58 UHF) 6m 1 EA 08-05864-001 NGT Remote Interface Unit, 3030 2 EA 78-16019 PSU, 90-264VAC in, 13,5V 2,7A out SMPS 1 EA 08-05859-001 Cable, Power NRI to Line Modem 1 EA 08-05868-001 Cable, Power to RFU + NRI 1 EA 08-06978-001 HF Data Modem, RM50e 1 EA 08-06975-006 Cable, Tcvr to Modem RM50e 6m 1 EA 08-06901-001 Cable, Data Interface 19way Mil - USB A 1 EA 15-04164-EN NSP Software CD Package 1 EA 08-05123-001 Cable, NGT Programming Handset-D9F 1 EA 15-00464 Lightning Arrestor 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Sloping V and Mast Kit 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Sloping V Siting Matl. 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF 125W System Components (430-870) 1 EA 08-05628-007 RF Unit, NGT ASR 1 EA 08-05629-007 Handset, NGT ASR 2 EA 08-05630-007 Junction Box, NGT ASR 3 EA 08-05610-001 Cable, CIB I/F 0,5m 2 EA 08-05610-006 Cable, CIB I/F 6m 2 EA 15-00129 Cradle, NGT Handset 1 EA 15-10514-000 Opt 2,7kHz IF Filter, NGT (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-10504-000 Option External ALC (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-00649 Spkr, Extension, 4m lead 2 EA 15-10471-000 NGT Desk Console (SR/AR/ASR) 1 EA 15-04137-EN NGT ASR Tcvr Getting Started Guide 1 EA 05-06374 Earth Braid 1 EA 78-20022 Tcvr Supply, 3020 c/w packaging 1 EA 67-90308 Cable, 3C Blk Mld IEC-EU 2m 1 EA 15-10541-000 Option HD (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-10469-000 Opt F, Fan (Int fit) 1 EA 15-00219-001 Transit Case, 125W System, Black 1 EA 08-04971-100 Cable, Coax assy(RG213 UHF) 100m 1 EA 08-01233 Relief, Strain 1 EA 30-38000-002 Shackle, `D' 1/4 Galvanised 1 EA 08-01503-006 Cable, Coax assy (RG58 UHF) 6m 1 EA 08-05864-001 NGT Remote Interface Unit, 3030 1 EA 78-16019 PSU, 90-264VAC in, 13,5V 2,7A out SMPS 1 EA 08-05859-001 Cable, Power NRI to Line Modem 1 EA 08-05868-001 Cable, Power to RFU + NRI 1 EA 08-06978-001 HF Data Modem, RM50e 1 EA 08-06975-006 Cable, Tcvr to Modem RM50e 6m 1 EA 08-06901-001 Cable, Data Interface 19way Mil - USB A 1 EA 15-00464 Lightning Arrestor 1 EA 78-01022 Ant, Delta D330 50W Avg(3-30MHz) 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Computer for RM50 1 EA 15-60018-003 Ant, TFD 43m c/w 10m L/W Premium Mast 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Mast Kit for Antenna 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF INTEROP Switch System (790-820) 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF (2) CF-30 Toughbook-OCU-OIU-RM50 PC 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF (1) RIU-CSU 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF (1) PJ-7 PTT Headset with Microphone 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Ex Speaker, 8P Switch, Radio Cables. 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF OTHER SYSTEMS ITEMS (880-920) 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Footswitch, VOIP Phone, Eth Cabl/Conn. 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Serial Conversion Kit 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF sheilded Serial Cbl, Connector (1lt) 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF RF Bable, LMR400 Term Kit 1 EA African Union MRX 1 KW Sys EA Sub-items 89 to 128 belong to item 87 08-05628-007 RF Unit, NGT ASR 1 EA 08-05629-007 Handset, NGT ASR 1 EA 08-05630-007 Junction Box, NGT ASR 1 EA 08-05610-001 Cable, CIB I/F 0,5m 1 EA 08-05610-006 Cable, CIB I/F 6m 1 EA 15-00129 Cradle, NGT Handset 1 EA 15-10514-000 Opt 2,7kHz IF Filter, NGT (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-10504-000 Option External ALC (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-00649 Spkr, Extension, 4m lead 1 EA 15-10471-000 NGT Desk Console (SR/AR/ASR) 1 EA 15-04137-EN NGT ASR Tcvr Getting Started Guide 1 EA 05-06374 Earth Braid 1 EA 78-20022 Tcvr Supply, 3020 c/w packaging 1 EA 67-90308 Cable, 3C Blk Mld IEC-EU 2m 1 EA 15-10541-000 Option HD (Int Fit) 1 EA 15-00220-001 Transit Case, 500W MRX System, Black 1 EA 08-05975-001 3062 Power Amplifier 1000W 1 EA 08-01503-002 Cable, Coax assy (RG58 UHF) 2m 1 EA 08-05956-001 Cable, High Pwr Amp Controller 1 EA 08-06102-001 3062 Power Supply 1000W 1 EA 08-04971-100 Cable, Coax assy(RG213 UHF) 100m 1 EA 08-01233 Relief, Strain 1 EA 30-38000-002 Shackle, `D' 1/4 Galvanised 1 EA 08-01503-006 Cable, Coax assy (RG58 UHF) 6m 1 EA 08-05864-001 NGT Remote Interface Unit, 3030 1 EA 78-16019 PSU, 90-264VAC in, 13,5V 2,7A out SMPS 1 EA 08-05859-001 Cable, Power NRI to Line Modem 1 EA 08-05868-001 Cable, Power to RFU + NRI 1 EA 08-06978-001 HF Data Modem, RM50e 1 EA 08-06975-006 Cable, Tcvr to Modem RM50e 6m 1 EA 08-06901-001 Cable, Data Interface 19way Mil - USB A 1 EA 15-04164-EN NSP Software CD Package 1 EA 08-05123-001 Cable, NGT Programming Handset-D9F 1 EA 78-01031 Adaptor, USB to DB-9, Serial 1 EA 15-10469-000 Opt F, Fan (Int fit) 1 EA 15-00464 Lightning Arrestor 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Sloping V 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Mast Kit for Antenna 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF Siting Materials and 32 BB Upgrade 1 EA SALES_NON_INV_HF 1KW System Ancillaries 1 EA
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- Address: Ethiopia and Nigeria, Ethiopia
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