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This Pre-Solicitation opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on August 25, 2017. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Neurosynaptic System (NS1E) evaluation platform

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FA8751-17-Q-0142Federal

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NAICS: 334112
New
DIBBS
DISK DRIVE UNIT
Solicitation # SPE8EN-27-T-0106
Solicitation SPE8EN-27-T-0106 is a fixed-price request for quotations issued by DLA Troop Support, Construction and Equipment, for the procurement of 10 Disk Drive Units (NSN 7025016852019). This requirement is designated as a HUBZone Small Business set-aside cascade. The procurement is conducted under the First Destination Transportation program with delivery terms specified as FOB Origin. The required delivery date is November 2, 2026, with a need ship date of April 14, 2026, and a delivery window of 65 days after order. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the destination, specifically DLA Distribution San Joaquin in Tracy, California. The contract mandates strict adherence to technical and quality requirements, including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking. A critical material restriction prohibits the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds to the hardware, with limited exceptions for functional components. Offerors must comply with the Buy American Act and the Berry Amendment, providing full disclosure if non-domestic materials are used. Administrative requirements include the use of the Wide Area Workflow system for invoicing and compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012 regarding the safeguarding of covered defense information. DLA Troop Support has noted that there is currently no approved Technical Data Package available for this specific NSN.
CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT T & IFO EQ

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NAICS: 334112
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RECEIVER, DIGITAL DA
Solicitation # SPE8EN-27-T-0194
Solicitation SPE8EN-27-T-0194 is issued by DLA Troop Support for the procurement of two units of a Digital Receiver (NSN 7025-01-686-7318). This item is identified as a Commercial Off The Shelf product, with referenced part number VEL-0H0003-LCRX from Thinklogical, Inc. and Kampi Components Co Inc. The contract is managed under the First Destination Transportation program with FOB Origin terms, and delivery is required within 51 days of award, with a need ship date of December 21, 2026. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the destination, specifically the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania. The procurement is subject to several critical regulatory and technical requirements, including the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program and the safeguarding of covered defense information under DFARS 252.204-7012. Packaging and marking must strictly adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, while palletization must follow DLA requirement RP001. Additionally, the contract prohibits the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds unless specifically exempted. Administrative tasks, including invoicing and receiving reports, must be processed electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system. Evaluation for award includes a HUBZone price preference, and the applicable NAICS code for this effort is 334112.
CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT T & IFO EQ

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about 18 hours ago

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in 10 days

General Info

NAICS

334112 - Computer Storage Device Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL � Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, ROME, NY, 13441, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8750 Afrl Rik
Contacts1 person available
OfficeROME, NY, 13441-4514, USA
Office AddressROME, NY, 13441-4514, USA
Contacts
Brooke HoffmanContract Specialist

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This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under FAR Part 15 and Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.302-1). This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334112 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. AFRL requires the IBM Neurosynaptic System (NS1E) evaluation platform with the following specifications: Version: revB, research non-production prototype Neurosynaptic chip: TrueNorth with 4092 cores with each core containing 256 neurons, 256 axons, and 65536 synapses SoC: Xilinx Zynq Z-7020 providing two ARM Cortex-A9 cores and configurable FPGA fabric RAM: 1 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dimensions: 125 mm x 69 mm Weight: 98 g The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with IBM, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120-6001 AFRL requires this hardware to interopate with existing Government infrastructure which contains IBM proprietary source code. This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to Brooke.Hoffman@us.af.mil . Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 27 September 2017. A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.

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