Intent to Award Sole Source: Smart Tactical Radios

Intent to Sole Source **This is not a solicitation** Synopsis The United States Air Force, ALFCMC/PZIBB, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a sole source contract for informational purposes only. The 88th Air Base Wing Strategic Initiatives (88th ABW/SI) has a requirement to purchase MPU5 radios, antennas, and other equipment to support base operations and Base Oversight of the Autonomous Response (BOAR) within the Drone Operation Center.

These commodities will be delivered to Wright-Patterson AB, OH. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.1036-1(b)(1). This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, (PSC) 5820 - Radio and Television Communication Equipment, except Airborne. Business size standard: 1250 employees.

The proposed source is Persistent System LLC, Cage/DUNS code 4YBU2. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract regardless of responses that may be received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. To comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for the lack of competition is as follows:

Market research was conducted, and it has been determined that Persistent System LLC is the only known business capable of providing smart tactical radios that integrates seamlessly with existing systems. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the Government to award to Persistent System LLC. Please see Attachment 2, Sole Source Justification, for complete details.

Important Notice to Contractors: All prospective awardees is required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Inquiries must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist via e-mail at yusheng.chou@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer at kareem.beckles.1@us.af.mil no later than 04:00 PM Eastern Time, 14 March 2025. Only inquires/information received by this date will be considered.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that that reads “Intent to Sole Source – ABW MPU5”. Note that email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright- Patterson AFB.

If sending attachments with the email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .xls documents are sent. Attachments 1. Statement of Work_Rev4_dated 24 Feb 2025 2. (Redacted) Sole Source Justification (SSJ)