--Data Electronics Cards

The Mission & Installation Contracting Command at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, plans to award a sole source contract to Sypris Data Systems for the purchase of Data Electronics Cards, along with installation and configuration labor services. Sypris Data Systems, located in San Dimas, California, is the sole manufacturer of the proprietary Sypris M800 chassis recorders currently used at White Sands, and these data cards are designed exclusively to function with those recorders. The contract is being awarded under the provisions of FAR 6.302-1, which allows for sole source acquisition due to the unique capability of Sypris’s products. This opportunity is not an open solicitation or request for quotations, and no further solicitation will be issued. Interested parties must submit responses to the designated point of contact, Monica Barrera, by 10:00 AM MST on March 16, 2009, via fax or email. The contract falls under the NAICS code 334119, indicating involvement in electronic component manufacturing, and is administered by the Department of Defense at the White Sands Missile Range office. The nature of the contract underscores the proprietary relationship between the data cards and the existing recording hardware, justifying the sole source procurement approach.