24 July 2014 - NOTE: The Government-furnished Garmin 530W unit will already include HTAWS.

Solicitation amended 14 July 2014 (Amendment 2).

Response date has been extended to 28 July 2014 and question period has been extended to 18 July 2014. Solicitation amendment 2 will be posted to FBO.gov on 14 July 2014.

Solicitation amended 23 June 2014 (Amendment 1).

Solicitation added 19 June 2014.

The 11th Contracting Squadron intends to procure brand name Helicopter Terrain Avoidance Warning System (HTAWS) Desktop Trainer for the 811 Operations Squadron at Joint Base Andrews MD. The proposed navigational items will be solicited on a firm-fixed price basis with authorized resellers of Garmin and Sandel products, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(c). This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334511, and the small business size standard is 750 employees. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal constitutes the best value to the Government utilizing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation procedures. Vendors must be authorized resellers of ALL brand names.

The solicitation and specifications will be posted on or around June 10, 2014 on the Federal Business Opportunities web page at http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies will not be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to monitor this website frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning SAM registration requirements may be viewed via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov or by calling the Federal Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any bid/proposal preparation costs. Questions concerning this acquisition should be e-mailed to Archie Y. Warren, Contract Specialist, at [email protected].