SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- SATCOM Base Station
- Notice Date
- 6/14/2013
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, US Central Command Air Force/A4-LGCP, A7K (Shaw), 524 Shaw Drive, Suite 231, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 29152, United States
- ZIP Code
- 29152
- Solicitation Number
- FA4889-13-R-0008
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2013
- Point of Contact
- CJ Lewis, Phone: 8038955483
- E-Mail Address
-
chris.lewis@afcent.af.mil
(chris.lewis@afcent.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- FA4889-13-F-0008
- Award Date
- 6/11/2013
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION lAW FAR 13.106 PURCHASE REQUST NO. f3UTA31330AC02 TITLE: SATCOM Base Stations I. IDENTIFICATION Or THE AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: USAFCENT A7 Reachback Cell, Shaw AfIJ, SC. II. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: A finn-fixed price purchase order will be issued for the purchase of 2 SATCOM Base Stations III. DESCRIPTION Of SUPPLIES/SERVICES: The required SATCOM Base Stations will provide an upgrade to current personnel recovery systems used by multiple services in the XXXXXXXXX The base stations will integrate with more than 10.000 PRe-I 12 G radios during personnel recovery operations. The upgrade provides over the horizon capabilities to rescuers and rcscuees to provide a safer operating environment and reduce risk of capture by enemy forces. IV. AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER TliAN fUL AND OPEN COMPETITION: 10 USC 2304(c), as implementcd by FAR 13.106 (fAR 13.106-I(b)(l» V. APPLICABILITY Of AUTIIORITY: In accordance with FAR 13.1 06-1 (b); Soliciting from a single source. (I) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization). The Government's requirement for these specific SATCOM Base Stations can only be filled by the manufacturer (General Dynamics C4 Systems). VI. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION: N/A. See section VIII VII. FAIR AND REASONABLE COST: The required items are available on GSA contract #GS- 35F-0060N. GSA contract pricing is detennined fair and reasonable lAW FAR 8.404 (d), Pricing. Supplies olTered on the schedule are listcd at fixed prices. Services olTered on the schedule are priced either at hourly rates, or at a fixed price for performance of a specific task (e.g., installation, maintenance, and rcpair). GSA has already detennined the prices of supplies and fixed-price services, and rates for services ofTered at hourly rates, under schedule contracts to be fair and reasonable. Thereforc, ordering activities arc not required to makc a separate determination of fair and reasonable pricing, except for a price evaluation as required by 8.405-2(d). By placing an order against a schedule contract using the procedures in 8.405, the ordering activity has concluded that the order represents the best value (as defined in FAR 2.101) and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government's needs. Although GSA has already negotiated fair and reasonable pricing, ordering activities may seek additional discounts before placing an order (see 8.405-4). VIII. MARKET SURVEY: The contracting officer contacted the manufacturer to detennine if there were any other authorized distributers of the SA TCOM Base Stations. The manufacturer answered negatively and provided a letter stating their status as the only available source for the government's requirement. IX. INTERESTED SOURCES: The manufacturer of the item is the only interested source for this procurement. x. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTllER TllAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: N/A XI. STEPS TO FOSTER COMPETITION: At this time there is only one available source for the requirement. The contracting ofl-icer will complete new market research in the future it there is another requirement for the same item. CONTRACTING OFFICERS'S CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the above justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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