U. S. Department Of Commerce, NOAA, Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th St., CC31, Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

58 -- RBDT SWITCH SOL 52WCNW706051CH POC Charles A. Hughes 816/823-1342 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, intends to purchase the following item as a commercial acquisition under the guidelines of FAR Part 12. The Government requires 17 each RBDT Switches, NSN: 5961-01-362-0585, Westinghouse p/n 3D55852G01, Cage 97942. The item is being purchased in support of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA, National Logistics Support Center, Kansas City, Missouri. The part in question is proprietary to Northrup Gruman (Westinghouse) and is an integral component of the National Weather Service NexRad Radar System. The Government does not have drawings or specifications for these items. The items are being purchased in support of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA, National Weather Service, National Logistics Support Center, Kansas City, Missouri. The Government intends to contract Northrup Gruman for the equipment. The proposed procurement action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit to only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). This is not a call for proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days of it's publication. Interested firms shall submit in writing, it's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the specified equipment, and the name, telephone number, and point of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided the equipment. This information shall be submitted to the Natioanal Logistics Support Center, Building 1, 1500 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131, or may be faxed to telephone number 816-823-3447. A solicitation will be issued be issued on or about 15 days from date of this announcement. This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. The Government reserves the right to solicit bids based on receipt of affirmative responses to this notice. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3679 (Electronic Components, N.E.C.). The small business size standard is 500 employees. This is not a small business set-aside. (0073)

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