VIASAT LEGS FULL UP

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 SOLCIT 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. THIS SOFTWARE IS REQUIRED TO INTERFACE WITH ALL POSSIBLE MIDS RADIO TERMINALS, AND MUST COMMUNICATE WITH ALL OF THE EXSISTING PROTOCOLS ASSOCIATED WITHT THE TERMINALS IN PLACE. LINK 16 ENVIRONMENT GATEWAY STIMULATOR (LEGS) IS THE ONLY TESTING SOFTWARE CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET WHICH MEETS THE USAF CORE TESTING REQUIREMENT. LEGS TEST SOFTWARE SUITE IS DEVELOPED AND MARKETED SOLELY BY VIASAT. SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT The Air Force plans to procure (1) VIASAT LEGS FULL UP P/N: VA-022801-9000 (2) TRAINING P/N: VSAT104 NO SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED. The solicitation issue date is 13 Jul 2010. Offers are due on 26 JuL 2010 The entire solicitation will be made available only on FedBizOpps (FBO) website at: http://www.fbo.gov. All current and/or future information about this acquisition, i.e. solicitation, amendments, purchase specification, and Q &A's will be distributed through FBO. Therefore, interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation. Any questions regarding this requirement should be emailed directly to Francene Bielik [email protected]