SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- J--ViaSat 5.4-Meter Antenna Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2023 9:13:58 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811210
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- Contracting Office
- OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL RESTON VA 20192 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0123Q0235
- Response Due
- 8/15/2023 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/25/2023
- Point of Contact
- Demby, Nicole, Phone: 703-648-7372, Fax: 703-648-7899
- E-Mail Address
-
ndemby@usgs.gov
(ndemby@usgs.gov)
- Description
- ViaSat 5.4-Meter Antenna Upgrade The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has a requirement for ViaSat, Inc. to upgrade the ViaSat 5.4-Meter Antenna. The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the required 5.4-Meter Antenna upgrades, therefore, the USGS intends to make an award to ViaSat, Inc., unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they can provide the same services. Vendors are invited to contact the Contracting Officer, Nicole Demby (ndemby@usgs.gov) no later than 12:00PM EST, Tuesday, August 15, 2023, with an affirmative answer. SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION STATES THE FOLLOWING PART: The following information is provided to demonstrate the proposed contractor's unique qualifications: The Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observations and Science (EROS) Center has a requirement to procure hardware and installation services for an upgrade to obsolete ViaSat 5.4-meter antenna components. The antenna is located at the Landsat Ground Station (LGS) on the USGS EROS facility. The USGS intends to award a sole source, firm, fixed price contract to ViaSat. The proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis under the authority of Section 201 of the Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 USC 501) and FAR 6.302-1: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ViaSat Inc. is the only vendor qualified to work on the 5.4-meter antenna at EROS. The antenna includes custom modifications proprietary to ViaSat. When the antenna was purchased, ViaSat retained rights to proprietary information. The USGS was unable to receive rights to share vendor proprietary information with other competing vendors and there are no authorized service providers for this equipment within the current marketplace. ViaSat is the only vendor qualified to service the 5.4-meter antenna. The RF equipment on this request is proprietary in nature. ViaSat holds all trade rights to the equipment. Schematics and engineering design documents are proprietary to ViaSat and in most cases, the USGS does not have these. The USGS is not allowed to share any manuals that it has as they are ViaSat confidential. Without the schematics and design information, it is not possible for another vendor to upgrade the unit. ViaSat holds the rights to this information so no other vendor than ViaSat can service this upgrade unless ViaSat authorizes another vendor to do so, and ViaSat does not have any authorized third-party vendors. Most of the documentation for the ViaSat Antenna and RF equipment are stamped ""ViaSat Confidential and Proprietary."" Other vendors cannot fully support the antenna and RF equipment without access to this critical documentation. The Government cannot share this documentation with a competing vendor. Only ViaSat can offer this documentation to another source. ViaSat has no known authorized dealers or maintenance providers for this equipment. The 5.4-meter ViaSat antenna is a fixed asset to the EROS facility. It was originally purchased in 2000-2001 at a cost of approximately $$$$ not including the radome and installation. Since then, approximately $$$$ has been spent on upgrades including a new transmitter, track receivers, control unit, and automation. Replacement of the 5.4-meter antenna and associated antenna gear would cost in the excess of $$$$ plus substantial construction costs, facility studies, and technical services integration and test labor, which would also require either an additional $$$$ for a new radome, or the cost to fully deconstruct and remove the current 5.4m-meter antenna. Future requirements for same/similar needs will be competed to the maximum extent practical. As an example, if a new antenna is to be built in the future, the vendor for the new antenna will be fully competed.
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- SN06765910-F 20230729/230727230042 (samdaily.us)
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