Optima Rack

Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology and Administration, Volpe Center (DOT/RITA/Volpe), intends to solicit and award a sole source one time, firm fixed price Contract to Optima Electronic Packaging Systems (EPS) of Lawrenceville, GA for the purchase of an Optima rack with related accessories of seismic bracket kit, PCU, and PCU spacer. Statutory authority for this sole source purchase is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The requirement consists of Line Items: (0001) 38 UN of Part Number H292601-1, Seismic Bracket; (0002) 38 UN of P/N H291894-1, PCU Shelf Spacer; (0003) 38 UN of P/N H466283, M1 Series, STARS Rack. These items are required for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Terminal Data Distribution System (TDDS) project. The Optima EPS M1 Series rack and related accessories have a seismic Zone 4 rating. These items meet the specialized equipment requirements identified during project testing and SOW, i.e. less than 42U rack height and Zone 4 seismic rating. The applicable NAICS code is 332322 with a size standard of 500 employees. Any interest party, other than Optima EPS., that feels they can satisfy this requirement must identify their interest, experience, and capability to satisfy the requirement no later than 5 days after the posted date of this announcement. All interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request for quotation. No solicitation document is available and telephone, fax, or e-mail requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government. Please be aware that all information submitted in response to this request, whether written, oral, electronic, graphic, or any other medium, is considered public information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Issuance of this notice does not restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Volpe Center will not release to any firm, agency, or individual outside the Government, any information properly marked with a proprietary legend without the written permission from the respondent. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this synopsis, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any. Questions and responses to be forwarded electronically, Dirck Storms, Contracting Officer, DOT/RITA/Volpe at Dirck.Storms@dot.gov.