SOLICITATION NOTICE
69 -- Full Mission Bridge-2 radio simulator system hardware modification.
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N61340 NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER TRAINING SYSTEMS DIVISION 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6134012R0083
- Response Due
- 9/4/2012
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jason Harvey 407-380-4024 Andrea Gordon-Eubanks, Procurement Contracting Officer, Phone 407-380-4389, Fax 407-380-4164, Email Andrea.Gordon@navy.mil
- E-Mail Address
-
Harvey,
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando intends to award a sole source contract to Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) of Blasdell, NY for the acquisition of hardware modifications of the Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Radio Simulator System as well as the integration between the Full Mission Bridge-2 (FMB2) radio simulation system and the existing Conning Officer Virtual Environment (COVE) Trainers radio simulation systems at located at the Surface Warfare Officers Command (SWOS) in Newport, RI. NAWCTSD intends to award this under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Government anticipates a sole-source award to BCG in order to maintain compatibility in all aspects (design and functionality) and to insure the units can be completely materially interchangeable and interoperable with the existing Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Radio Simulator System utilized in the Conning Officer Virtual Environment (COVE). COVE trainers support delivery of critical curriculum in the mission area of Navigation, Seamanship, and Shiphandling (NSS). The Radio Simulator System products underlying the Radio System components installed in COVE Trainers are a proprietary product of BCG. As such, the government does not have access to the full source code needed to provide to industry to achieve a competitive award. SWOS requires integration between the FMB-2 radio simulation system and the existing COVE radio simulation systems. Maintaining a common software baseline configuration is essential for system reliability and maintainability including efficient logistics and engineering support. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice that outlines the Government s intent to contract on a sole source basis with BCG. However, sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities and any other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the needs of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted by email to Mr. Jason Harvey (Jason.G.Harvey@navy.mil) in an electronic format that is compatible with Word 2007, no later than 3:00 pm EST, 04 September 2012. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be limited to no more than THREE (3) pages. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals but is displaying the Government s intent to pursue a sole source strategy for this acquisition.
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