59 -- Microwave Amplifiers

THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (SAO) INTENDS TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, A PURCHASE ORDER TO JCA TECHNOLOGY OF CAMARILLO, CA. FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: FORTY-SIX (46) EACH P/N: JCA36-3123 MICROWAVE AMPLIFIER,FREQUENCY RANGE: 3.75 - 6.25 GHZ; GAIN: 30 dB MIN; POWER OUTPUT: +15 MIN @ 1dB PT.; TWENTY-THREE (23) EACH P/N: JCA36-235, MICROWAVE AMPLIFIER, FREQUENCY RANGE:3.75 - 6.25 GHZ; GAIN: 13 dB MIN; POWER OUTPUT: +16 MIN @ 1 dB PT. SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY IS CURRENTLY USING JCA TECHNOLOGY MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS IN THE SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY DOWN CONVERTER ASSEMBLY. THE ITEMS AS SPECIFIED ARE REQUIRED FOR COMPATIBILITY AND WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED MECHANICALLY INTO THE DOWN CONVERTER ASSEMBLY. THE BASE PLATE OF THE AMPLIFIER HAS BEEN MACHINED TO ACCOMMODATE THE AMPLIFIERS AND POWER SUPPLIES. THESE AMPLIFIERS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND HAVE SHOWN THE ABILITY TO MEET KEY SPECIFICATIONS IN GAIN FLATNESS AND THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT POINTS. A DETERMINATION BY SAO NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED PURCHASE ORDER BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DESCRETION OF SAO. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. DELIVERY IS 4 TO 8 WEEKS ARO. THIS ACQUISITION IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE GUIDELINES AS SET FORTH IN THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP). NO WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE IS 13 March 2002.