The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source contract for Urgent Link High Frequency Auto Link Establishment (HF/ALE) communication system with assigned Radio Frequency (RF) technicians to perform installation, training, daily management of the system, and system maintenance to COLLINS AEROSPACE, 2551 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. This is not a request for competitive quotes. If you believe your firm is able to provide the service required in the attached Justification for Other Than Than Full And Open Competition (JOFOC), please provide a capabilities statement discussing how your firm will provide the required data and analysis to meet the needs of the Government as specified in the attached. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and not hinder the mission objective of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office of Incident Command and Control (ICC), Continuity of Operations Programs (COOP). . The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. All responses to this notice must be received via email to
[email protected] no later than 4:00 pm ET on 25 September 2020 . Please indicate in the subject of your email: " Notice of Intent - UrgentLink Support Services" .