SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Comsat, Inc.
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2020 8:45:47 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- NIWC PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA 92152-5001 USA
- ZIP Code
- 92152-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N66001-20-Q-6177
- Response Due
- 9/26/2020 12:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2020
- Point of Contact
- Ryan S Conrad
- E-Mail Address
-
ryan.s.conrad@navy.mil
(ryan.s.conrad@navy.mil)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.201. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific's intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis with COMSAT. (CAGE: 1VZG9) of 2550 Wasser Ter Ste 6000, Herndon, VA, 20171-6380. The requirement is exclusively for Iridium Certus Satellite Communications (SATCOM) network airtime for Thales Vessel Link 350 Terminals. The Iridium network extends the reach of terrestrial and cellular infrastructure with mobile communications capabilities for supporting the connectivity needs of autonomous systems regardless of location, terrain, or weather. Iridium's global, low-latency data services provide solutions for transmitting voice and data messages between autonomous, remote vehicles and centralized computer systems. The Government intends to negotiate solely with COMSAT Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, applies. The applicable NAICS Code is 517410 and the business size standard is $35 Millions of Dollars. Please be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source believing that it can fulfill the requirement may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice or required for solicitation may be submitted via e-mail ONLY to ryan.s.conrad@navy.mil by 26 Sept 2020. All responses received before said date will be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to the NIWC E-Commerce website at https://e- commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil and upload your inquiry under NIWC Pacific/Simplified Acquisitions/N66001-20-Q-6711. All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a registered DUNS and CAGE Code numbers. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered. Cognizant Contracting Office: NIWC Pacific, 53560 Hull St. San Diego, CA 92152. Contracting Officer: David P. Leonard, David.p.leonard@navy.mil, 619-553-4521
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN05811428-F 20200927/200925230151 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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