THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THE NUMBER FOR THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS HSCG79-16-I-1030. J&A Statutory Authority: FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) intends to award a sole source contract to Aviat U.S. Incorporated, 5200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1108, for four years to provide manufacturer authorized 24/7 upper tier web-based and telephonic technical support to Coast Guard Field Engineers and manufacturer approved expedited depot-level component repair for three (3) products: Aviat Constellation Microwave Radios, Aviat Pro-Vision Network Monitoring System, and Fujitsu Flashwave 4100 SONET Multiplexers. The current Microwave Radios, Network Monitors and Fujitsu Multiplexers require manufacturer approved support, hardware repair and digital software/firmware upgrades to assure reliable uninterrupted performance of mission critical USCG and Department of Defense (DOD) Emergency Communications Services. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely to determine whether there are any other sources that could meet the Coast Guard's technical and service requirements for Technical Support Service and Hardware Advance Replacement/Repair Services. This support service will enable the USCG microwave Field Engineers access to advance manufacturer engineers when local support efforts have failed to correct system outages and anomalies. Additionally, the Coast Guard is not aware of any other companies that have the capability to consolidate advanced technical support and component repair for the Microwave Radios, Microwave Network Monitoring System and the Fujitsu Flashwave SONET Multiplexers. Companies that have the capability to deliver planned and emergency maintenance and site support services for Anchorage, Alaska by October 01, 2016, must submit a capability statement detailing how they would provide national distress systems maintenance and how it would maintain operational availability with minimal system down time. The USCG is responsible for the efficient and reliable operations of their Microwave Data transports in support of Homeland Security and Search and Rescue Missions. The capability statement shall also include the company's Dun and Bradstreet number, a discussion of any previous experience similar to this requirement, and a point of contact in the event the Coast Guard requires additional information. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Proposals submitted based on this notice will not be accepted. Capability statements received prior to the closing date and time will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is possible. Please submit information via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed below no later than 5:00PM (EST) on July 21, 2016. Contracting Officer: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Telecommunications and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) Primary: Pamela M. Boscovich, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-414-9653. Email:
[email protected] Contracting Officer Address: Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, C4IT Service Center, TISCOM Contracting, 1300 Clay Street 10th Floor, Room 1030 No. Oakland, CA 94612 United States