Notice of Intent to Sole Source with Southwest Research Institute for Telemetry Network System (TmNS) INET

PSC Code:

AC14 NAICS Code:

541715 Size Standard: 1,000 employees THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD 20670, Air Vehicle Modification and Instrumentation (AVMI) department, in support of the Integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET) Program intends to award a sole source contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for the development and integration of the Telemetry Network System (TmNS) required for providing real-time test information between in-flight aircraft and ground engineering personnel, which are an integral component of the Air Vehicle Modification and Instrumentation (AVMI) department's Integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET) program.

This is a two (2) year contract extension that will supply continued support to the development and fielding of a new generation of standardized network-enabled components in accordance with the TmNS standards of the Range Commanders Council (RCC IRIG-106). Reference applications are used in direct support for validating/refining the interoperability as defined by the draft standards and is used to prove system concepts and work out operational processes and procedures.

SwRI will continue their ongoing software development, integration, and testing efforts, and provide maintenance support as the System Manager reference application is integrated at different testing sites and during interoperability/compliance testing against other hardware components currently being developed under various contracts as part of the ongoing iNET project. SwRI is the sole designer and developer of the key software elements, which forms the foundation for the System Manager application.

SwRI as the lead system integrator of the TmNS Components and is the only contractor with the requisite knowledge and experience that can meet the Government's requirements on a timely basis. The applicable NAICS Code is 541715. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and 41 U.S.C.

3304(a)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. While this notice of intent is for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive proposals, interested parties may identify their interest and technical capability, which shall be considered by NAVAIR. For questions regarding this notice, contact Shannon Canada, Purchasing Agent at Shannon.m.canada.civ@us.navy.mil. The Government retains the right not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice. Please see attached Performance Work Statement.

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