The United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to solicit, negotiate, and award on a sole source basis a purchase order to Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, INC (LMCT), located in Louisville, CO. The Government intends to procure, through a firm fixed-price purchase order, a new telescope for LMCT's proprietary transceiver in the Government-owned WindTracer® LIDAR, designated as "FAA1a". This procurement includes shipping and installation of the new telescope. Due to the proprietary nature of this procurement, LMCT is the only contractor being solicited.

A complete statement of work will be set forth in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). RFQ issuance will be on or about April 8, 2015. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 and the small business size standard is $15.0M. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Telephone calls made in place of the required documentation will not be accepted. A firm fixed priced purchase order is anticipated.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. Interested firms must submit a written capability statement to the above named point of contact providing clear and convincing evidence of the firms' capability to provide the required services. Written capability statements must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after fifteen (15) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to the synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NOTE: All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), located at www.sam.gov, in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency.

ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.