Top

70--XCON X-RAY SYSTEM CONTROLLERS

Active

W91ZLK11T0431Federal

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

AI Contract Overview

The Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to award a sole source purchase order under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5 test program for commercial items. The procurement is for sixteen L-3 Xcon X-Ray System Controllers, a proprietary product essential for the Aberdeen Test Center's operations in testing and measuring time intervals in environments with high electromagnetic and RF interference. Only L-3 Services Inc., the original manufacturer and government source for this equipment, can supply these controllers, ensuring compatibility with existing test equipment and maintaining critical functionalities such as the trigger amplifier and delay generator. This acquisition falls under NAICS code 334517, with a business size standard of 500 employees. The government will consider any responses within ten days from the notice publication date, but retains full discretion on whether to proceed without competition. Interested parties must demonstrate clear and compelling reasons why competition would benefit future procurements by the September 22, 2011 deadline. Inquiries are to be submitted via email only, with no telephone requests accommodated. The contract reflects a firm-fixed price sole source procurement supporting highly specialized military testing requirements.

General Info

Sole source purchase of sixteen proprietary L-3 Xcon X-Ray Controllers for military testing.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Director

NAICS

334517 - Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

No documents available

Documents will appear here when they are available.

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

No documents to break down

The breakdown needs solicitation documents. None were found from this contract's source.

Timeline

PostedSep 12

special-notice

Ready to pursue this opportunity?

Get full access to track this contract, build proposals with AI assistance, and manage your pipeline.

Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Director

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeABER PROV GRD, MD, 21005, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Director

Office AddressABER PROV GRD, MD, 21005, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Purchase Order using Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. This will be acquisition under authority of the test program for commercial items section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen, MD 21005 has a requirement to procure L-3 Xcon X-Ray System Controllers, in support of Aberdeen Test Center, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005. CLIN 0001 The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source purchase order to L-3 Service Inc., 2700 Merced Street San Leandro CA, 94577. The equipment ATC uses to test and measure time intervals between events associated with high electromagnetic and RF interference signals is designed to use the L-3 Communications Pulse Sciences Flash X-Ray System which is proprietary in nature and only available through L-3. 1: X-Ray Controller (XCon); Part Number 43120B; Qty 16 L-3 Services in the manufacturer and the original source of the government owned X-Ray Controller listed above. The system controllers are compatible with current equipment used by ATC which allow for a trigger amplifier and a delay generate, both of which will have to maintain the same level of function for ATC to continue their requirements. L-3 is the only vendor able to provide the system ATC requires to interface with the Pulsed Event Timer (PET) uses to test and measure time intervals between events associated with high electromagnetic an RF interference signals. The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334517 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. All responses received within 10 days after date of publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interest persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Time, September 22, 2011. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. For questions concerning this Notice of Intent, contact Amy Bozzard, contact@example.gov. Posting data of this requirement is September 12, 2011. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.