DUAL CHANNEL PARROT

Title of Procurement The acquisition of DUAL CHANNEL PARROT, in support of the following Federal Aviation (FAA) system: - Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) Interrogator IFS Part Number to be determined (TBD), Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Part Number 32164-G35-F02, Beel Technologies Inc. Nature of Procurement Action The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) considers it necessary to acquire MSSR Dual Channel Parrot units. The acquisition source is Beel Technologies Inc. under single source authority. Description of Supplies/Services The FAA has a continuing requirement to support a quantity of 72 commissioned MSSR Interrogators. Each MSSR is collocated with Airport Surveillance Radar model 11 (ASR-11) radar. Both systems are integrated to provide primary and secondary radar information to terminal air traffic control sites. The Dual Channel Parrot replicates aircraft transponders and it is used for confidence checking of the MSSR system. This Single Source Justification is for acquisition of MSSR Dual Channel Parrots. Authority The FAA proposes to procure MSSR Dual Channel Parrots on a single source basis by AMS policy section 3.2.2.4, Single-Source-Selection, in that Beel Technologies Inc. is the only source capable of meeting the FAA requirement within the time required, which is necessary and important to support the FAA's mission. Rationale Supporting Use of a Single Source The legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrots were originally fielded in the mid-2000s. The equipment was designed by Raytheon and purchased under contract F19628-96-D-0038. As of 2018, Raytheon stated that it cannot manufacture new legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrot due to obsolescence. In addition, even though the legacy units are included in Raytheon Repair contract DTFAAC-16-D-00025, Raytheon can only provide limited repair services. Any units shipped to Raytheon for repairs are usually declared Beyond Economical Repair (BER) and returned to the FAALC in repairable status (an example is serial number G020034; GIAI number 060297099999999999999998891324; RMA number 300021084; Delivery Order 6973GH-20-F-00346P00003, which was declared BER by Raytheon). Finally, Raytheon stopped providing replacement pricing for the legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrot in the 2019 Evaluation-Repair-Replace Schedule. The FAA does not have the technical knowledge and facilities required to manufacture legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrots. The FAA does not have access or rights to the design data (which is proprietary to Raytheon) to provide to other vendors to establish competition for this acquisition. The legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrots are repaired by the FAALC. During the June 2022 MSSR Program Management Review (PMR), the Logistics Center identified the legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrots as Critical Item with Immediate Supportability issues. There are insufficient spares in inventory to support the field; sites have placed a total of eighteen (18) orders in the Logistics Center Support System (LCSS) which are currently in backorder status. Annual demand for calendar year 2022 was twenty-four (24). The MSSR Dual Channel Parrot is part of the Program Office ASR-11 Sustainment 3 initiative. The approved Implementation Strategy and Planning Document (ISPD) version 1.2 (03/31/2022) states: - LRU Description - Acts as a transponder located externally to the ground station site, providing a target at a fixed location for continual verification of range and azimuth accuracy. Shortfall - The PARROT cannot be purchased from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Serviceable inventory is zero (0), with nine (9) backorders. EOS will be reached as early as September 2022. Scope - The investment initiative solution will entail a procurement of COTS HW and is not expected to include any SW modifications to integrate the COTS HW and is not expected to include any SW modifications to integrate the COTS HW into the ASR-11 system. FAA Logistics Center (FAALC) depot inventory levels will be replenished to sustain this LRU until Sustainment 4, in 2026. The ASR-11 Program Office has provided funding for the acquisition of a quantity of 20 MSSR Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Dual Channel Parrots via AJW-L900 Service Order (SO) AJM-23-001-24286. This SO has 9/30/2023 expiring funds and a period of performance end date of 10/31/2023. This available funding will support the base year of the proposed acquisition contract. The FAA will continue to use the ASR-11/MSSR collocated systems to support Air Traffic Controller Operations through the year 2026 and beyond. The acquisition of estimated 52 MSSR Dual Channel Parrots (including optional Year 2 of this contract) will allow the FAA to continue ASR-11/MSSR radar operations in a short-term basis. This acquisition allows for standardization (previous FAA contracts for the acquisition of Beel parrots used in Alaska sites and AJW-147 Airport Radar Systems), and Beel Technologies Inc. is the only source capable of meeting the FAA requirement within the time required, allowing the Government to start receiving new parrots just a few of months after contract award, which is necessary and important to support the FAA's mission (FAALC cannot cope with normal demand of the legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrots causing the legacy units to stay in constant backorder status). Market Analysis A Market Survey was released on sam.gov under the Notice ID 6973GH-M-23-Parrot and Name MSSR Dual Channel Parrot (original published date 01/05/2023 and original response date 01/19/2023). Beel Technologies Inc. was the only company that provided a Market Survey Response. Other Facts Supporting Use of Single Source The FAA Logistics Center awarded DTFAAC-13-P-04283 to Beel Technologies Inc. for the purchase of three (3) MSSR Dual Channel Parrots. The 3 units were funded via SO AJW-13-001-25637 and delivered to the FAA/National Defense Program Liaison in Alaska. The FAA Logistics Center awarded 6973GH-21-P-00599 to Beel Technologies Inc. for the purchase of one (1) MSSR Dual Channel Parrot. This unit was released to AJW-147 (Second Level Engineering). The purpose of the acquisition was for AJW-147 to test the Beel product in an MSSR/ASR-11 collocated environment (Airport Radar Systems Building 217, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, OK). Beel Technologies Inc. was the only company that responded to the Market Survey. The company has been building COTS parrots for many years and has provided ready and proven technologies to Governments around the world and Industry (including companies that fabricate radar equipment). The acquisition of COTS equipment from Beel Technologies Inc. would allow the FAALC to comply with the approved ISPD and Program Office ASR-11 Sustainment 3 initiative. Additionally, the acquisition of MSSR Dual Channel Parrots from Beel Technologies Inc. will allow the FAA to mitigate Immediate/Critical Supportability Issues as reported in quarterly PMRs. The risk flag for the legacy item is - Insufficient spares in inventory to support the field; obsolescence. The FAALC only has a quantity-on-hand of six (6) legacy MSSR Dual Channel Parrots to support the demand shown below. Calendar year 2020 demand = 16 Calendar year 2021 demand = 19 Calendar year 2022 demand = 24 Calendar year 2023 demand (to date) = 3 FAALC cannot support demand (18 backorders) The acquisition of MSSR Dual Channel Parrots is a priority for the Agency. Delaying the acquisition would negatively impact the already degraded FAALC support posture. Beel Technologies Inc. has the expertise, decades of market penetration, and the available product to support the current requirement. There is no other known supplier of parrots (as indicated by the Market Survey Response and previous FAA acquisition contracts) that can satisfy the current requirement.