Contracting Office Address
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7228
Description
Air Force Materiel Command, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB OH, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for Intelligent Data Acquisition Node (IDAN) research equipment, prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 15.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The contract will be awarded to RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc. 103 Innovation Blvd., P.O. Box 906, State College, PA 16804-0906. Market research was previously conducted and it has been determined this is a sole source requirement IAW FAR 6.302-1.

This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide these items within five (5) days of this publication. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Line items are as follows:
CLIN 0001 IDAN-COVER-TP
CLIN 0002 IDAN-CMA22MVD1860HR-1024/S8GX
CLIN 0003 IDAN-ATX104HR-XS
CLIN 0004 IDAN-WLAN18202ERS
CLIN 0005 IDAN-BASE-BF
CLIN 0006 IDAN-BOLTS-102
CLIN 0007 IDAN-AC/DC PS
CLIN 0008 IDAN-XKCM32

Delivery to: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Justification: Supplies (or Services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Market Research was conducted with no other vendors meeting the Air Force's operational requirements, but will continue to monitor the market. Mr. Howard Marks Jr. ASC/AQ, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of the Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed herein. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Howard Marks can be reached at (937) 255-8642, e-mail: [email protected].

Any questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to the Contract Negotiator, Todd Schack at (937) 656-7450, email: [email protected].

 

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