Contracting Competency Division, Bldg 588, Mailstop 32, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

58 -- EQUIPMENT AND SPARES SUPPORT FOR AN/TPX-42A(V) SYSTEMS SOL N00421-95-R-1068 DUE 061295 POC Clare C. Carmack, Contract Specialist, (301) 826-1827 ext. 139/Lois Cooksey, Contracting Officer, (301) 826-1841 ext. 179. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has a requirement for various quantities of equipment and spares in support of AN/TPX-42A(V) systems. There are a total of seventy-five line items, including a complete system and a full assortment of associated components. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis with Telephonics Corporation, 815 Broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale, NY. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1); only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Telephonics is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the AN/TPX-42A 5, 8, 10, 12, and 13 Interrogators and ancillary equipment; Telephonics retains all proprietary data rights for the AN/TPX-42A. Additionally, Telephonics is the only company capable of providing the equipment and spares with the requisite compatibility and interchangeability necessary for integration into existing AN/TPX-42A(V)s. It is anticipated that a Requirements type contract, with provisions for firm fixed price delivery orders, shall be awarded to Telephonics; the term of the contract shall be five years. The required delivery schedules vary with the items ordered, ranging from 3 to 18 months. All equipment and spares shall be delivered to the Receiving Officer, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, MD. All responsible offers may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by this agency. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0074)

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