SPECIAL NOTICE
63 -- Notice of Intent to Award Single Source: Ten Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-310 WA - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
- ZIP Code
- 20591
- Solicitation Number
- 693KA8-19-P-00008
- Response Due
- 7/12/2019
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2019
- Point of Contact
- Robert Taylor II, robert.c.taylor-ii@faa.gov, Phone: 202-267-4434
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Purpose: In accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section T3.2.2.4 - Single Source, the purpose of this announcement is to summarize the basis for the single source decision. Nature of Procurement Action: This is a single source fixed price Purchase Order to Tektronix to procure ten RSA306B Spectrum Analyzers to be delivered immediately. Description of Supplies/Services: Spectrum Engineering requires ten Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers immediately to have as readily available spares for the ten new Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) SUV fleet vehicles that were procured and delivered between July of 2017 and February of 2018. Ten units are required to have readily available spares in the event that a given unit that was procured with last year s purchase order of ten Spectrum Analyzers needs to be replaced. Spare units will also be used for on the job training in each location where the vehicle is located. The nature of the mission of the RFI vehicle is to assist field personnel in mitigating RFI incidents. As such, the vehicle needs to include ruggedized equipment covering the majority, if not the entirety, of the bands supported by Spectrum Engineering. The ten Spectrum Analyzers needed now will be spares that can be installed in Spectrum s fleet of RFI vehicles allowing them to function as a mobile spectrum analysis tool. These units will be integrated into an existing suite of equipment therefore the units must not only be capable of supporting mobile applications but also be compatible with Spectrum Engineering s existing Foxhunt software. Rationale Supporting Use of a Single Source The FAA Spectrum Engineering Office is tasked with providing a safe and efficient National Airspace System (NAS) for the flying public through the elimination of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). The Spectrum Engineering Office utilizes several tools in order to ensure sure that any Radio Frequency Interference to the NAS is resolved in a timely and accurate manner. One of the key RFI resolution tools used to accomplish this mission are the Spectrum RFI vehicles. Spectrum Testing and Engineering Analysis has configured the fleet with a suite of Foxhunt software and test equipment used for RFI identification and elimination. This software allows for the collection and analysis of RFI data locally and from a remote location saving valuable time and resources. The Spectrum Engineering Office is in the process of replacing and modernizing the existing RFI vehicle fleet. This modernization task began in FY17 with the order of ten new vehicles from GSA. Vehicle deliveries are complete; all ten vehicles have been delivered to their respective service areas. Spectrum Engineering has been tasked to install the Foxhunt software suite along with the necessary test equipment into each of these ten vehicles. The Spectrum Engineering software suite utilizes a ruggedized PC, a Tektronix RSA 306 spectrum analyzer, and an RDF VHF/UHF direction finder. Spectrum Engineering needs to order ten spare Tektronix RSA306B Spectrum Analyzers to support the RFI vehicle modernization tasking effort. The Tektronix RSA306B has the advantage of including a real-time spectrum analysis mode, which allows for the capture and viewing of intermittent signals that would be missed with other systems. Additionally, since the unit uses Tektronix s SignalVu software, its operation will be familiar to spectrum engineering personnel who have been using Tektronix s deprecated RF Hawk analyzer. Finally, the RSA306B is compatible with Spectrum Engineering s existing Foxhunt software which will avoid any costly and time-consuming programming efforts when incorporating the analyzer into the RFI vehicle. Failure to ensure the new Spectrum Analyzers interoperability to the existing software will have a negative effect on RFI investigations resulting in impacts to safety across the National Airspace System (NAS). The Tektronix RSA306B meets all the requirements of the Spectrum Engineering RFI Mitigation Program. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/34095 to view the original announcement. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-JUL-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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