Notice of Intent to Award Sole-source

The Regional Contracting Office-Hawai'i (RCO-HI) plans to award a firm, fixed-price, sole-source follow-on contract to Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the ongoing maintenance of the Pacific Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) system in Hawai'i. Due to the proprietary nature of Motorola's software and the absence of authorized resellers or external access to programming codes, the contract must be awarded without full and open competition. The procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with applicable FAR clauses, with an anticipated award date no later than June 17, 2019. The contract falls under the NAICS code 541511, which pertains to custom computer software programming services. The contracting office responsible for this award is the 413th Contracting Support Brigade at Wheeler Army Air Field, operating under the Department of Defense. The office is headquartered at Fort Shafter, HI. Emeline Ching, a Contract Specialist, serves as the point of contact for this procurement. This action is justified to ensure continued optimal operation of the PLMR system critical to regional communications infrastructure. The sole-source justification aligns with federal acquisition regulations FAR 6.302-1, FAR 13.106-1(b), and FAR 5.102(a)(6), reflecting the necessity of maintaining compatibility and performance within an exclusive vendor environment.