59--S--Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Solicitation Number: W91QUZ-11-R-0018 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command-National Capitol Region

The contract is a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to Raytheon Company for the procurement of certain obsolete digital signal processor (DSP) parts. Specifically, Raytheon will supply 1,600 units of the TMS320C31-PQL60 and 1,500 units of the TMS320C32-PCM60, both 60MHz DSPs manufactured by Texas Instruments Inc. These parts are being purchased to support the MIDAS Contract W15P7T-04-D-G613. Raytheon will also provide all required labor, supervision, management, quality assurance, and warehouse storage related to these parts. This procurement is not a competitive solicitation; the government intends to award the contract exclusively to Raytheon. However, interested parties may submit written notifications expressing interest and capability by a specified deadline, after which the government will evaluate any responses but retains sole discretion in the decision to proceed without competition. All responses must be submitted via email to the specified government official by the stated deadline, with no telephone inquiries accepted. The contract is managed by the Army Contracting Command-National Capital Region, under the Department of the Army, and falls within NAICS code 334419.