SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- ECTOCRYP Black Installation - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 9/12/2019
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, 55 CONS, 101 Washington Sq Bldg 40, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, 68113-2107, United States
- ZIP Code
- 68113-2107
- Solicitation Number
- ECTOCRYP-Black-Installation
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2019
- Point of Contact
- Yolanda Jackson, Phone: 4022945711
- E-Mail Address
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yolanda.jackson.7@us.af.mil
(yolanda.jackson.7@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Sole Source Justification NOTICE OF INTENT BRAND NAME ONLY REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract for the installation of Airbus Defense and Space, Inc ECTOCRYP Black device. This requirement is for USSTRATCOM on Offutt AFB, NE. JUSTIFICATION AUTHORITY: FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements JUSTIFICATION OF BRAND NAME ONLY: The ECTOCRYP Black system is the only Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)-authorized voice encryption device that is a portal for up to 120 Unclassified Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol (SCIP) devices into the classified network, Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN). It is the replacement for the no longer manufactured Channel Encryption Unit by Raytheon. ECTOCRYP Black is the only device of its kind on DISA's DoD Info Network (DoDIN) Approved Products List (APL) which is mandated by the publicly available Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 8100.04, Unified Capabilities (UC). Per section 4.a.(3), The UC APL is the single authoritative source for certified UC products intended for use on DoD networks. The DoD Components are required to acquire or operate only UC products listed on the UC APL, unless, and until, a waiver is approved. Also, per the proprietary letter provided by Airbus Defense and Space, Inc: A. ECTOCRYP Black is solely manufactured and repaired by Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. There are no authorized third party facilities. B. ECTOCRYP Black manuals and equipment are proprietary to Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. There are no authorized third party vendors for training or operational support. C. Airbus Defense and Space, Inc has no authorized third party installers associated to ECTOCRYP Black. D. Airbus Defense and Space, Inc is the only source for warranty coverage. In a memo from this DISA DRSN Program manager dated 25 July 2019, the ECTOCRYP Black is a "DoD Secure Communications Device (DSCD)". Research conducted by the government of other DSCDs on the DoDIN APL revealed: 1. Klas Telecom Voyager Executive Communication Kit (portable, one-user only) 2. Information Assurance Specialists, Inc Small Tactical Executive Wide Area Network (internet router) 3. Information Assurance Specialists, Inc Converged Communications Edge Services Router-2 Cisco (internet router) 4. General Dynamics Sectera IP vIPer (single phone) 5. General Dynamics PSTN vIPer (single phone) 6. L-3 Communications L-3 SCIP Gateway (portable, one-user only) ECTOCRYP Black is the only permanently installed device with its capabilities. The other devices on the list are for individual users that are traveling or in deployed environments or are secured Internet routers. NAICS CODE: North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing with a size standard of $27.5M. DELIVERY OR PLACE OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: Offutt AFB, NE. REFERENCES: The following publications are available electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: This notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for quote, nor a solicitation for offers. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive acquisition. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government. RESPONSE DUE DATE AND TIME: 16 September 2019 at 3 P.M. CST ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: On or about 17 September 2019 CONTRACTING OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION: All questions pertaining to this notice shall be sent by mail or email by the response due date and time to the address below. SSgt Yolanda Jackson yolanda.jackson.7 @us.af.mil 55 CONS/PKC
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 106 Peacekeeper Drive Bldg 323C, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, 68113, United States
- Zip Code: 68113
- Zip Code: 68113
- Record
- SN05441621-W 20190914/190912230914-9884072c476e029808e84abc7030f8f0 (fbodaily.com)
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