The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) - Contracts Division, Army Testing and Evaluation Command, Fort Hood, TX 76544 intends to award on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, to COMTEC EF DATA, 2114 West 7th Street, Tempe, AZ, for Carrier in Carrier, associated hardware and codec upgrade for existing COMTECH EF modems. The United States Army Operational Test Command - Integrated Test and Evaluation Directorate (USAOTC - ITED) will acquire these upgrades to increase the Governments satellite bandwidth to a T3 capability. USAOTC-ITED will acquire these upgrades to perform tests to projects such as JLENS, PATRIOT, and THADD Missile Defense Systems. The Government does not possess a technical design package nor does it have the technical data rights/software license to support a competitive acquisition of the upgrade of the modems. These modems will be transported back to COMTECH EF DATA to be returned to the factory settings and perform the upgrades needed. Because of the specialized nature of this equipment, COMTEC EF DATA is the only manufacturer with proprietary rights to upgrade the systems on hand. This requirement will be awarded a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industry Classified System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334111, "Electronic Computer Manufacturing" with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. This is not a request for Competitive Proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Due to the inter-relationship of the cited requirements, the Government shall not entertain multiple awards to support this acquisition. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon the responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. If you feel your firm possess the ability to provide these supplies, you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability to meet the requirement. If no affirmative written response is received, the supplies will be awarded without further notice. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the email address provided below no later than 25 September 2012, 12:00 pm Central Daylight Time. POC for this notice is Nikki Smith, email:
[email protected].