20--RADIO AMPLIFIER BOX (RAB) EQUIPMENT FOR SUPPORT OF RT-1944/U INTEGRATION

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC-PCD) intends to solicit Reliable System Services Corporation (RSS), 746 North Drive, Suite B, Melbourne, FL 32934 on a sole source bases for the completion and thermal testing of three (3) Radio Amplifier Boxes (RABs). The RABs are currently in production by RSS. The Government does not have the drawings or additional data necessary for another vendor to reverse engineer the RABs and upgrade/modify the system. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number is N61331-12-T-2001. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract lies solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. The NAICS code is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The order shall be firm fixed price with the anticipated award date of March 5, 2012. Delivery will be to the Naval Support Activity Panama City, Receiving Officer Building 100, 101 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001. Delivery terms for this requirement are FOB Destination. For information regarding this purchase, please contact the contract specialist, Elouise Bryant, at (850)234-4079 or contract officer, Marlene Davidson, at (850)230-7084. In order to be eligible for award firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Vendors may obtain information on registration in the CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Please note that defense payment office may not make payment unless the contractor is established to receive electronic funds transfer (EFT). EFT payments are based on the contractor's EFT information contained in the CCR database. This synopsis and any applicable documents will be available at Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) at https://www.fbo.gov. Vendors should regularly access this web site to ensure that they have downloaded all applicable documents for this requirement.