SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source the National Radio Quiet Zone: Emergency/Broadband Telecommunications and Modernization Project
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2023 11:59:51 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- DIVISION OF ASTRONOMICAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 USA
- ZIP Code
- 22314
- Solicitation Number
- 49100423Q0158
- Response Due
- 8/21/2023 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/05/2023
- Point of Contact
- Angela Johnson
- E-Mail Address
-
anjohnso@nsf.gov
(anjohnso@nsf.gov)
- Description
- Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), The National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), and the Division of Astronomical Sciences intend to negotiate a sole source purchase order with CTA Consulting, LLC for the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ): Emergency/Broadband Telecommunications and Modernization Project 1. The NSF-NSA NRQZ Modernization Effort seeks to improve emergency and broadband telecommunications while protecting and enhancing Federal facility operations in the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ). Project 1 of the NSF-NSA NRQZ Modernization Effort (�Project 1�) focuses on immediate emergency communication needs, including VHF/UHF communication options, tower placement identification, and potential pilot implementation.� Project 1 focuses on the two counties most impacted by the NRQZ: Pocahontas County and Pendleton County, West Virginia (WV). CTA Consulting, LLC has extensive experience with public safety issues (particularly at the local level) and familiarity with NRQZ issues and local stakeholders. CTA Consulting, LLC has provided and provides detailed system engineering for radio and network communications systems for cities and counties in and near the NRQZ, including several in Virginia and West Virginia. CTA Consulting, LLC has designed and implemented emergency communication systems for Page County, Virginia; the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro, Virginia; Craig County, Virginia; and other local municipalities in the region. This �hands-on� experience is directly and uniquely applicable to NSF requirements for implementation of solutions. CTA Consulting, LLC is the only vendor capable of meeting NSF's need to provide engineering services toward improving emergency telecommunications while protecting and enhancing Federal facility operations in the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ). CTA Consulting, LLC is the only vendor with the experience and resources to provide these services to meet the agency�s need. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This synopsis is for informational purposes only.
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- Record
- SN06778850-F 20230809/230807230048 (samdaily.us)
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