SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Coherent Doppler WindTracerŽ Pulsed Light Detection and Ranging System
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093, United States
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT5716Q80062
- Archive Date
- 5/17/2016
- Point of Contact
- Tammy A. Taylor, Phone: 6174943462
- E-Mail Address
-
tammy.taylor@dot.gov
(tammy.taylor@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) intends to conduct negotiations in anticipation of awarding a purchase order to Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies (LMCT) Incorporated, a large business located in Louisville, CO on a basis of other than full and open competition under the authority of the test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996) as referenced in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5. The order will be for one (1) Coherent Doppler WindTracer® Pulsed Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system. The Government will utilize the WindTracer® LIDAR system in order to conduct wake turbulence data collection campaigns to gather wake vortex data at various U.S. airports. Based on market research done, the Government has found the WindTracer® LIDAR system to be the only commercially available solution able to meet the Government's needs. Specific characteristics of the WindTracer® LIDAR not available in any other system are the proven capability of measuring wake turbulence with a standoff distance of 3 km and the ability to shift wake data collection region in real time based on wind direction. Both of these features are critical needs for the Volpe Center in order to capture accurate wake turbulence data, which is used in improving airport operations for more efficient and safe utilizations of closely spaced parallel runways and implementing wake turbulence separation procedures for various classes of aircraft in the U.S. fleet. The Government will be providing as Government Furnished Property a number of WindTracer® spare parts from its inventory, for use in manufacturing the new WindTracer® LIDAR, resulting in a significant price discount compared with purchasing a completley new device. The WindTracer® LIDAR system is solely manufactured and distributed by LMCT Inc., which owns numerous patents for the WindTracer® such as the laser-based remote sensor system. Additionally, the WindTracer® LIDAR contains proprietary hardware and software design as well as integrated wake-processing algorithm. This is why the Government intends to conduct negotiations with LMCT Inc. on a basis of other than full and open competition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System number is 334511 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. There is currently no quotation document available for this acquisition. As this procurement is for a commercial supply, interested parties shall make inquiries and/or provide capability information to the contact point shown in this notice within seven (7) calendar days after publication of this announcement, or by 1600 hours Eastern Time on 2 May 16. All timely responses received shall be considered, however, a decision to compete this requirement or not is solely within the Government's discretion. Businesses will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with information submitted in response to this announcement.
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