Spirent Mu-8000 Appliance

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to negotiate and award a sole source open market contract under the authority set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1). Spirent Federal Sysytem is the only known source with the required appliance (see below for a complete description): Quantity, EZIP Part Number, Part Description One (1), SPS-BND-8000SS Studio Security software installed on the 8000 series appliance. In detail, included is the 8000 appliance with Fuzz, Scale, Verify, and Published Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) 1 year subscription. Includes Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) node, Scale node and all existing protocols. The 8000 appliance has (4) 1 Gbit/s copper ports and (4) Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports for flexibility. One (1), SPS-BND-8000SS SPIRENT STUDIO EXTENDED SUPPORT 1 YEAR. Provides prepaid parts and labor for hardware (HW) failures, software (SW) and firmware (FW) upgrades, priority support, access to customer support center (CSC). Minimum price per chassis is applicable. Hardware (HW) serial numbers are required. Subject to terms and conditions in the service agreement. One (1), SVC-1015SPS-1Y Studio Security software installed on the 8000 series appliance. In detail, included is the 8000 appliance with Fuzz, Scale, Verify, and Published Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) 1 year subscription. Includes Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) node, Scale node and all existing protocols. The 8000 appliance has (4) 1 Gbit/s copper ports and (4) Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports for flexibility. One (1) SVC-7065 Custom training per day for up to 4 students THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR AND NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVALIABLE. Interested parties have five (5) Calendar Days from the date of publication of this Synopsis, to submit in writing, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their ability to procure both of the required replacement radio parts. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after five (5) Calendar Days, or without the required information, will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the Government's discretion. All inquiries must be submitted in writing to the address or facsimile number stated herein and to the attention of Ms. Nardia Collins, Contract Specialist. Responses to this notice must be received by close of business, September 7, 2010. Responses must include your business name, point of contact, address, and telephone number with area code. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted. Requests may be emailed to Nardia.Collins@dtra.mil. If no responses are received, an award will be made to Spirent Federal Systems Inc.