D--MB899F ASsemblies

The U. S. Department of the Interior, National Business Center, intends to make a firm-fixed price, sole source award to IBASE Technology, Sunnyvale, CA. GovWorks/DOI intends to issue a Purchase Order in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This non-competitive action is being issued by GovWorks under the authority of the U. S. Department of Interior Franchise Fund on behalf of the US Army, Program Management Office - Airborne Reconnaissance Low. The US Army has a need for 100 MB899F Assemblies. This Assembly is the core of the WulfPack Processor which is the "computational heart" of the PeARL imaging system. PeARL is a quick reaction procurement/fabrication for an imaging system being prepared for immediate duty in Iraq. The WulfPacks provide all PeARL computational functions, to include control of cameras, real time processing of terraBytes of imagery to identify IED that are immediate danger to our troops, and formatting/transfer of the reduced data to our troops. For this information to be timely, all computations must be performed real-time on the OIF platform being fielded by the PMO ARL office. After conducting an extensive Market Survey and designing/fabricating/testing/and flying candidate dual core, dual processor assemblies, it was determined that only one Processor Assembly, the IBASE MB899F Assembly, satisfied the unique requirements of highly parallel cluster computing of 80 processors in an aircraft environment. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. However, all information received by 4:30 p.m. EST October 12, 2006 will be considered by the Government. POC: Susan Lawson, NBC, GovWorks, 381 Elden Street, MS 2510, Herndon, VA 20170. Questions must be e-mailed to Susan Lawson at [email protected]. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED.