A--Intent to Award Section 845 OTA

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806- 5000, on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Emerging Capabilities and Prototyping Office, intends to enter into a section 845 Prototype Other Transaction (OT) Agreement with the National Spectrum Consortium for a period of five (5) years. Only one such Consortium, the National Spectrum Consortium, encompasses the expertise, knowledge, technologies, and innovation to meet the program objectives and goals of the coordinated research and development program designed to advance better use of the electromagnetic spectrum. The consortium is comprised of a well balanced and uniquely qualified mixture of traditional contractors, non-traditional contractors, utility producers, investment firms, non-governmental organizations, and academia, representing the vast majority of the key players in the industry. The National Spectrum Consortium is an open consortium with a low barrier for membership. Any interested company, academic institution, or contractor can become a member and join the consortium to widen knowledge and technical expertise to continue to advance in technologies and meet Government needs. For more information interested Parties can visit the consortium website at http://www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org/. Please note that this Special Notice is for information purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal or call for white paper. The Point of Contact for this action is Ms. Kristen Kachur, Agreement Specialist, ACC-NJ-ET, +1 (555) 000-0000; contact@example.gov.