H -- Inspection and Testing of Space Flight Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADAs) and Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE)

The Naval Research Laboratory intends to negotiate with Chatsworth Data Corporation, 20710 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311-4598, on other than full and open competitive basis, a contract to provide basic functional testing and inspection on two single axis solar array drive assemblies (SADA) and 2 channel solar array drive electronics (SADE) engineering models. The vendor originally fabricated the space flight hardware and has direct knowledge of design details which are required to perform the testing. The vendor’s test equipment is already configured and qualified to perform testing required on the hardware. The statutory authority is 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 (a)(2)(iii) 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. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Other business opportunities for NRL are available at our website http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm . See Note 22.