VIDEO ENCODER REPLACEMENT PARTS

The Air Armament Center, Contracting Office at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract to L-3 Communications Corporation, doing business as Telemetry West, for the procurement of video encoder replacement parts. This acquisition, identified by solicitation number F1T0DD1203AG02, includes ten VCU700 video compression units and ten VCM710 modules. The procurement is conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as L-3 Communications is identified as the only source capable of providing these proprietary components without causing unacceptable delays to critical weapons systems testing or substantial duplication of costs. The contract falls under NAICS code 334220, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The anticipated award date was September 27, 2011, with a delivery requirement of ninety days after receipt of order on an FOB Destination basis to the 46 TSSQ/TSRM at Eglin AFB. While the government solicited expressions of interest and capability, the final determination to proceed with a non-competitive contract remained at the government's discretion. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Rosa M. Mueller.