Space and Naval Warfare SystemsCenter (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, intends to award a commercial, sole- source contract IAW FAR Part 13, to Intelsat General Corporation, 6550 Rock Spring Dr 450, Bethesda, MD 20817. The proposed acquisition is to reserve and obtain selected services of an existing communications satellite (SKYNet-4C) for National Science Foundation (NSF) data communications between the Continental US and South Pole Station Antarctica. The procurement includes incidental engineering services to support system implementation, as well as procurement and testing of the South Pole Ground Terminal. The SKYNET-4C will replace the MARISAT-F2 satellite which was de-orbited in October 2008. Since the de-orbiting of the MARISAT- F2, NSFs South Pole data link to the rest of the world has bee significantly limited. NSF has identified the satellite SKYNET-4C as having both the inclination required and capacity available to replace the MARISAT-F2 in this critical role. The SKYNET-4C is the only available commercial satellite that can communicate with the South Pole Station; therefore, Intelsat in the only known source for these services. A Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type contract is anticipated with a one-year base period and four one-year options. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517410 and the size standard is $15 million. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any response to this notice is due no later than 20 October 2009. The SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic point of Contact is Sarah Pyatt, Code 2.2.53SP, at email [email protected], phone 843-218- 5974.

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