D --Advanced Vehicle Driver Systems

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovation Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Volpe Center is working to support the Advanced Vehicle/Driver System (AVIDS). In order to support AVIDS, the Volpe Center must purchase twenty-seven (27) Citadel VISTA-12XL Computers and accessories. The proposed period of performance for this project is six (6) weeks from the date of award of the contract. The Volpe Center intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Citadel Computer Corporation, Milford, New Hampshire. Citadel Compute r Corporation design and development of the Citadel VISTA-12XL is essential to the AVIDS project, as components of the AVIDS system have been designed around the Citadel VISTA-12XL. The computer system must be able to function in the extreme weather conditions of the Middle East and South Asia. The Volpe Center has performed market research and has determined that for this particular requirement the Citadel VISTA-12XL Industrial Tablet Computer is the only tablet computer that will meet the standards of this project. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 334111. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested firms have 15 calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the above named point of contact, clear and convincing documentation of their companies` capability to provide required services. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after 15 calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and shall not be considered. The Government shall not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to this synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone calls in place of required doc umentation is not acceptable. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Management Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html.