Guardian Ground Based Detect and Avoid System (GBDAA)

THIS REQUIREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS BRAND NAME. ONLY GUARDIAN MERCURY EQUIPMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. This acquisition is being pursued on a brand name basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as cited in FAR 6.302-1, permitting other than full and open competition. The acquisition is considered a brand name description per FAR 6.302- 1(c) and is justified here in accordance with FAR 6.303 and 6.304. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement is a request for quote (RFQ). This requirement is being synopsized as an unrestricted acquisition under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334111, and PSC code 7B20. The Naval Air Warfare Center- Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure, on a brand name basis to an authorized reseller for Guardian Mercury equipment, for the Guardian Ground Based Detect and Avoid System (GBDAA) for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations, which is an integral component of the Atlantic Test Range (ATR). This requirement is to provide mission specific GBDAA computers to the Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) in support of unmanned aircraft platforms and serves as a safety of flight critical system. As a safety critical system, development is required on and for safety, certified hardware must be safety certified with a custom designed Board Support Package (BSP) that meets only pre-tested Guardian specific mission requirements, on a robust hardware suite; which meets the DO-178C and MIL-STD-882E requirements, as well as customer, operational and system requirements in order to meet needed capabilities while maintaining system safety integrity. These systems will be used to enhance aircraft test situational awareness and alleviate much of the visual observer and manned aircraft chase for flights in and between the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River restricted airspace. The Guardian program is currently using Mercury model: ROCK-2A000819R chassis to support this requirement and we need to purchase the same equipment already in use to ensure computability, and since it is the only tested and verified product that meets our stringent and specific requirement set. Any re-seller of Mercury products will have to coordinate with Mercury systems to have these computer Chassis built to specification, as they are considered modified commercial off the shelf items. The following Contractor will provide the following: ROCK-2A000819R 19" x 4U Rackable ROCK-2A Open VPX Mission Computer/ Ground Station Development Platform: 1x CIOV-2231 Core'i7 Processor Board, 1 x VGP-2870 Graphics Board, 1 x AVIO-2353 I/O Board, 1 x MFCC-8558 T2080 Processor XMC. QTY 10 922-MMS-NRE-01MMS NRE - Integration of COTS ROCK2A-819 to ROCK2A-819R 19" x 4U Rackable enclosure. QTY 1 922-18551-02 Integration Services - Chassis conversion - Conversion of COTS ROCK2A-819 to ROCK2A-819R 19" x 4U Rackable enclosure. QTY 4 Please see attached Statement of Work (SOW). The contract type will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). Anticipated Delivery: Will be no later than 150 days after receipt of the order. Delivery Address: ATTN: Eric Harvey 23013 Cedar Point Road, Building 2118 Patuxent River, MD 20670. Shipping Charges: These items will be delivered F.O.B. Destination, and shipping shall be included in the price. Contracting O?ice Address: 21983 Bundy Road, Building 3272 Patuxent River, MD 20670. Technically acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation. Therefore, it is incumbent on the offeror to provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc. in order for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposal. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated.. The offeror shall provide backup information verifying the price offered, e.g., a copy of current catalog, invoices for the same equipment, etc. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Aug 2018) with its quote. FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Quotes are due to Shannon Canada, Procurement Agent, at shannon.canada@navy.mil by 2:00 PM Eastern Local Time, Monday April 05, 2021.