SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Radio Frequency Interference Monitoring System (RFIMS) Operations, Maintenance and Sustainment (OM&S)
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2022 3:33:09 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 33422
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- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NE-EG1100-22-00494
- Response Due
- 2/17/2022 11:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Jane Bu, Phone: (301) 628-1451, Gion Lalican, Phone: 3016281425
- E-Mail Address
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jane.bu@noaa.gov, Gion.Lalican@noaa.gov
(jane.bu@noaa.gov, Gion.Lalican@noaa.gov)
- Description
- This is a notice of a proposed contract action in accordance with FAR 5.201. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Satellite and Information Acquisition Division (SIAD) intends to award a sole source contract to L3Harris Technologies, Inc (L3Harris). In 2017, SIAD competitively selected and awarded a research and development (R&D) contract to L3Harris on behalf of NOAA�s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite and Ground Services (OSGS), RFIMS Program Management Office (PMO) to develop and deploy Radio Frequency Interference Monitoring System (RFIMS) units to certain NOAA Earth Stations; and provide associated operations, maintenance and sustainment services. The RFIMS is a highly specialized system based on new radio frequency interference and spectrum sharing technology that captures over the air communications of radio frequency signal energy between cellular telephones and commercial wireless carrier transmission/receiver towers. To date, L3Harris has built and deployed one (1)� RFIMS Remote Monitoring System (RMS) unit each to the Table Mountain Test Range Earth Station in Colorado and the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) Earth Station in Virginia; and one (1) Central Monitoring System (CMS) to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud.�The RFIMS PMO requires a sole source, follow-on contract with L3Harris for continued operations, security accreditation and continuous monitoring, maintenance, sustainment, and enhancement support for the existing RFIMS units after the R&D contract ends on January 7, 2023. In addition, the RFIMS PMO also intends to procure one (1) additional system and component spares with the proposed sole source, follow-on contract.�� A Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is being prepared to support award of a sole source contract to L3Harris in accordance with FAR 6.3, which cites the authority at 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. L3Harris is the only qualified source to perform operations, maintenance, and sustainment on the RFIMS due to their ability to modify the patented algorithms design that was used to develop the RFIMS and is critical to the software defined architecture of the RFIMS. In particular, L3Harris is the only source capable of quickly upgrading and adapting the RFIMS within 9-12 months to meet potential commercial wireless carrier operational network changes which relies upon the key knowledge of the L3Harris patented algorithms design. L3Harris is also the only qualified source to deliver and deploy one (1) additional system due to their specialized antenna manufacturing and test capability which was designed, developed, tested, and approved by NOAA during their R&D contract.� In order for another vendor to manufacture additional systems, a comparable manufacturing, test setup, and anechoic test chamber would be required.� Building a comparable manufacturing and test capability would result in an unacceptable production lead time and costs.� The proposed contract will have a period of performance of one (1) base year with four (4) one-year option periods; and the Government anticipates award in January 2023. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. However, vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of the requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required services may submit substantiating written documentation to Ms. Jane Bu, Contract Specialist, and Mr. Gion Lalican, Contracting Officer, within fifteen (15) calendar days of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether, and how, to proceed with the planned sole source acquisition for these requirements. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06229583-F 20220203/220201230109 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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