OCEUS NETWORKS BROADBAND NETWORK HARDWARE/SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

The Philadelphia Office of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department intends to renew Oceus Networks broadband network maintenance in support of Oceus Networks hardware/software employed by The Joint Staff, Deputy Director Joint Environment (JS/J7 DDJE), Suffolk, VA. Oceus Networks, Inc., through its authorized resellers, is considered to be the only responsible source capable of providing the required maintenance of its hardware/software products as an integrated part of the JS/J7 DDJE's Joint Training Enterprise Network (JTEN). In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), as the required services are peculiar to one manufacturer, Oceus Networks broadband network maintenance is being procured on a sole source basis utilizing FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures as supplemented by the procedures of FAR Part 12. The award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code are D320 & 811213, respectively. All responsible sources authorized by the manufacturer as resellers of its maintenance services may submit quotations to fulfill this requirement; maintenance must be quoted as months or quarters of services to be invoiced in arrears. Vendors providing quotations must be registered in the Government's System for Award Management (SAM) database to be considered for award; see www.sam.gov for further information and instructions. The resultant solicitation, when issued, will be made available electronically at www.fbo.gov/. The actual closing date/time for the receipt of quotations will be established in the solicitation.