59--ANTENNAS, WAVEGUIDES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT

The subject acquisition is an unrestricted, other than full and open competition procurement for 31 Depot-Level Reparable (DLR) spare parts managed by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), and 78 consumable spare parts managed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to support Army/Navy Thermal Acquisition Sight AN/TAS-8A (V) 1, 2, 3 and AN/TAS-8B (V) 1, 2, 3 Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3). The acquisition will be procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 "Contracting by Negotiation", and FAR Part 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements". The solicitation will be released on or about July 18, 2012. In addition to the 109 NSNs above, the scope of the contemplated award includes all DLA and DOD-managed LRAS3 exclusive spare parts for which one, any, or all of the following is/are the only currently approved source(s): Raytheon Company, Inc., Cage Code: 96214 and all Raytheon Company affiliated CAGE Codes. NSNs within the scope may be added to this initiative or any resulting contract at a later date in accordance with clause DLAD 52.216-9006 Addition and Deletion of Items (AUG 2005). All parties interested in doing business with Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) (ACC - APG (C4ISR)) and DLA Land at Aberdeen are invited to access the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) at https://acquisition.army.mil . Upon accessing this web page, look for the tab titled "ASFI for Industry". Under the "ASFI for Industry" tab you will be able to: check for business opportunities by clicking on the Contract Opportunities Search link, receive notifications by clicking on the Vendor Notification Service link. Vendor cannot submit responses via the Vendor Bid History. Vendors can only view "high level" information regarding the response. No registration is needed for the Vendor to browse for business opportunities. For the Vendor to receive notifications he merely needs to provide company Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and E-Mail address. To submit a response the Vendor must provide the CAGE Code and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). Your company must be registered and current in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) in order to submit bids/proposals on ASFI. Please be advised that hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. You must download solicitation documents from the ASFI. Instructions on how to use ASFI to include; receiving notification, submitting and uploading bids or proposals, formatting and system requirements are provided at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi?ASFI_FAQ.cfm. For Technical ASFI assistance please e-mail help desk at contact@example.gov.