66--HF Radar system

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is seeking to procure an HF Radar System, specifically the Octopus model, through a non-competitive purchase. The acquisition process will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with the intent to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to Imaging Science Research, Inc. The selected Octopus radar system is compatible with the current bi-static operational setup used by NSWCCD. Although the procurement is planned as non-competitive, the government reserves the right to consider competition based on the responses received from interested parties. Potential vendors are invited to submit their capability statements by April 16, 2008, which will assist the government in determining whether to proceed with a competitive procurement. The solicitation is identified under the number N0016708T0096 and was posted on April 2, 2008. The contracting activity is located in Bethesda, Maryland, and managed by the Department of Defense's Naval Surface Warfare Center. The government ultimately controls the decision to pursue competition, but the acquisition as described is directed toward Imaging Science Research, Inc., due to the system's compatibility with existing operations.