59 -- MIDS Spares

This contract is a fixed-price agreement for the procurement of two Receiver Transmitters, specifically identified by NSN 5821-01-152-8740CY and part number VA-018450-0031. The delivery is scheduled for January 2007 to Central Receiving at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The contract is awarded under NAICS code 334220, relating to communications equipment manufacturing, with Viasat, Inc. as the approved and sole authorized supplier, indicated by the CAGE code 47358. The justification for sole-source procurement arises from the limitation that the required supplies are available only from a limited responsible source, compounded by the government's lack of ownership or access to the necessary data rights, making it uneconomical to acquire the data or reverse engineer the product with alternative suppliers. The contract references the statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) for the non-competitive procurement and invites potential offerors to contact the contracting officer, William H. Davidson III, for inquiries or concerns related to the acquisition. Additional contractual information and negotiation support are provided by Steve L. Bilbrey, the contract negotiator. This procurement is part of "MIDS Spares," solicitation number FA8539-06-R-81072, and was publicly posted on June 26, 2006, signaling the ongoing efforts to ensure availability of mission-critical spare parts for communication systems.