J--AMPLIFIER,RADIO FRE, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of four units of a radio frequency amplifier (NSN 7G-5996-014851280, TDP VER 009) in repair or modification status, to be delivered FOB origin to Comtech Xicom Technology Inc. in Santa Clara, California. The purchase is based on a sole-source negotiation, as the government intends to negotiate exclusively with one supplier due to the proprietary nature of the data required to produce the part. The government does not own the data or rights needed to obtain this item from other sources, and it has been deemed cost-prohibitive to acquire data rights or attempt reverse engineering. This solicitation is a notice of intent rather than a request for competitive quotes, although interested parties may express their capability to respond. Quotes received before the award date will be reviewed, but the government reserves the discretion to forgo competition based on the responses. The procurement is managed by the Department of Defense through the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support Office in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, under solicitation number N0010410GA1001063, posted in February 2014. The focus is to ensure timely repair and modification of critical radio frequency equipment through a streamlined acquisition with the established contractor.