SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- RAPID Trailer System Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 9/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 628th CONS, 101 E. Hill Blvd, Bldg 503, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, 29404-5021, United States
- ZIP Code
- 29404-5021
- Solicitation Number
- F1M3F14227A002
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2014
- Point of Contact
- Corey Michael Arruda, Phone: 8439634478, Tamara F. Kostos, Phone: 843-963-5158
- E-Mail Address
-
corey.arruda@us.af.mil, tamara.kostos@us.af.mil
(corey.arruda@us.af.mil, tamara.kostos@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE AWARD THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of a sole source award under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c) (1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1: Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Reference Number is F1M3F14227A002. The 628th Contracting Squadron, 101 E. Hill Blvd., Charleston AFB SC, awarded a contract for repair, reconnection, software updates, and testing of Remote Automated Portable Intrusion Detection (RAPID System) to Applied Research Associates, Inc. of Suffolk, VA 23435. Market research and information gathered determined this company to be the only source for this requirement. The Justification for the Sole Source Award is as follows: In accordance with FAR 6.303-2: (1) Agency and Activity: 628 Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, SC. (2) Nature of the action being approved: Sole source acquisition. (3) The purpose of this acquisition is to repair, reconnect, install software updates, and test the Remote Automated Portable Intrusion Detection (RAPID System) at Joint Base Charleston, SC. (4) Justification Rationale: IAW FAR 6.302-1(a)(2): Only one source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of the work. (5) Demonstration of Unique Qualifications: The only entitiy able to maintain the RAPID System is Applied Research Systems, Inc. due to the fact that the Integrated Base Defense Security System (IBDSS) Sentinel software is proprietary. Applied Research Systems has no authorized technicians or dealers able to provide the technical support required for repair, reconnection, updating, and testing of the RAPID System. (6) Description of Solicitation Efforts: IAW FAR 5.201, this sole source notice will be posted on the Government-wide Point of Entry (FedBizOpps). (7) The contracting officer has determined that the anticipated price to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on comparison of similar services from GSA schedules and other open market sources. (8) Description of market research: A search of GSA schedules and open market sources yielded similar services with comparable pricing, however no service is able to satisfy this specific requirement for repair, reconnection, updating, and testing of the RAPID System. (9) Other supporting facts: Since Applied Research Associates, Inc. is the only holder of the specifications of replacement parts, software updates, and technical orders to be able to provide technical support, there is no other source capable of providing the requirement. (10) Interested Sources: Several GSA schedules were found for similar services, however none are compatible with the RAPID system. (11) Actions to prevent barriers that may lead to restricted consideration in the future: Procure a system that does not use proprietary software and has specifications not unique to one manufacturer or brand. (12) This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Address questions to 2d Lt Corey Arruda at 843-963-4478 or corey.arruda@us.af.mil For more opportunities, visit http://www.airforcesmallbiz.org (see Contract Opportunities at the right side-bar. Direct link: http://airforcesmallbiz.org/opportunities/index.php Also see http://www.sba.gov
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AMC/437CONS/F1M3F14227A002/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 628 CONS, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, 29404, United States
- Zip Code: 29404
- Zip Code: 29404
- Record
- SN03517822-W 20140920/140918235438-b522f6d3ff4167172d8988fafef82477 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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