Hawkeye III Lite Enhanced ODU Upgrade

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Florida intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed price (FFP) type contract on a sole source basis to L-3 Global Communications Solutions (L-3 GCS), 7640 Omnitech Place, Victor, NY 14564 for upgrading thirty (30) Hawkeye III Lite Out Door Unit (ODU) systems to Enhanced ODU systems. This action is unsuitable for full and open competition for the following reasons: The current systems are the only systems which, based on government testing results, meets the necessary commercial and military band certifications and weight restrictions. The systems were specifically tested as part of the Deployable Joint Command and Control (DJC2), Rapid Response Kits (RRK) and are the only systems that have been certified through interoperability certification. The systems are manufactured and distributed solely by L-3 GCS, Victor, New York and L-3 GCS is the only entity authorized to upgrade the existing systems. Currently, no other source meets the certification requirements for interoperability with the DJC2 RRK. Procuring other COTS items would require extensive engineering testing and certification which would significantly increase cost and result in required deliverable dates not being achieved. Delivery is required 4 months after contract award. Delivery will be made to the Receiving Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City FL 32407. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. Interested offeror(s) wishing to qualify items for future procurements may submit request(s) for qualification, via e-mail, to Contract Specialist, Otis Nattiel, at [email protected] . Requests must be marked with this synopsis designation number and should include the offeror's name, address, telephone number, commercial and government entity (CAGE) code, point of contact, and clearly identify the offeror's capabilities. Request for qualification shall be provided on or before 1600 (CST), 20 March 2014. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely with the discretion of the Government.