Other Than Full and Open Competition. The Air Force plans to procure CLIN: 0001 One (1 EA) Product Gold Product Support Plan P/N: TCG-PSG SLB, Product Support-Gold for TCG0216 and CG0217. Extended warranty for both the hardware and software; unlimited help desk support and 1 site (CONUS) visit for up to three days. (NO SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED). Period of Performance 11/01/2013 -010/31/2014. CLIN: 0002 Two (2 EA) New 1553 Hardware Set (NO SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED). The Government does not own the data rights to the data or software code and cannot reproduce the TCG-PSG MLB, Product Support-Gold Software. The TCG-PSG MLB, Product Support-Gold Software is a proprietary product of Tactical Communications Group, LLC. and no other company has the data rights to sell the TCG-PSG MLB, Product Support-Gold Software. Contractor must be an authorized Tactical Communications Group, LLC. distributor; verification will be made with the company. AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C)(1), JUSTIFICATION: SUPPLIES REQUIRED ARE FROM ONLY ONE OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCE(S) AND NO OTHER TYPE OF SUPPLIES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE, OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF SOURCES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.301-1. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE ON THE SOLICITATION WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. A DETEMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLEY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALY BE CONSIDERED SOLEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. SPECIFICATIONS, PLANS, OR DRAWING RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT DESCRIBED ARE INCOMPLETE OR NOT AVAILABLE AND CANNOT BE FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT OWN THE DATA OR RIGHTS TO THE DATA NEEDED TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES. The solicitation will be issued on 16 January 2014. The Offer Due Date is 30 January 2014 10:00 AM MST. The entire solicitation will be made available only on FedBizOpps (FBO) website at: http://www.fbo.gov. Questions regarding this acquisition should be emailed to Dayna Parkin-Urquhart at
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