REPAIR OF MULTIBEAM SYSTEM

The Naval Oceanographic Office at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, plans to award a sole source contract to Reson, Inc., located in Goleta, California, for the repair of the proprietary 8125 Multibeam System. This system is uniquely developed and maintained by Reson, Inc. and unavailable through other vendors, justifying the sole source acquisition under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) and FAR 6.302-1. The contract includes comprehensive repair work such as replacing the projector, cable, all O-rings, lamp holder assembly in the processor, resurfacing the array, calibrating receiver cards with the head assembly, cleaning, testing, and evaluation of the system. The total anticipated contract value is $35,000 with an expected award date of June 22, 2009. The procurement will be conducted as an unrestricted acquisition utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13. The resulting agreement will be a firm, fixed-price purchase order. The NAICS code applicable to this contract is 334511, and the business size standard is 750 employees. While this synopsis is primarily informative and not a solicitation for competition, all responsible sources are welcome to submit proposals, although the government retains sole discretion on whether to compete the action based on any received responses. Inquiries are to be directed in writing to the designated Contracting Officer, and the performance location for the contract work will be at Stennis Space Center.