99--Fifty (50) COTS SD Memory Cards

The Army Contracting Command, Tenant Contracting Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to issue a sole source, Firm-Fixed Price contract, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures to ATP Electronics 2590 North 1st Street, Suite 150 San Jose, CA 95131. NAICS Code is 334112; Business Size Standard Size is 1,000 employees. The items to be procured is fifty (50) COTS SD Memory cards that meet the following specifications: Capacity 32GB Environmental Operating Temp: -40 C to 85 C Characteristics Storage Temp: -40 C to 85 C Reliability MTBF (mean time between failures, @25 C): min. 2,000,000 hours Number of Insertions: 10,000 minimum TBW 6.1 TeraBytes to 192 Random Write TeraBytes Dimension: LxWxH (mm) 32*24*2.1 Weight 2 gram max Connector Pin 9 Pins Protected Switch YES StaticDataRefresh YES Life Monitor YES ATP Electronics, Inc is the sole manufacturing company and authorized Service Company for the required item. The SD memory cards shall provide the media for the real time recording and storage of critical instrumentation data while systems are under test in extreme climates. They must fully function over the temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. This is for safety purposes in addition to engineering assessments. An extensive market research was conducted. No other brand name or model disk could be found that met the operating temperature range, form factor and memory capacity requirements. There are no solicitation documents; however, contractors interested in this requirement should submit a complete technical package, which provides clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the Governments requirement. In addition, the response should include Offeror's Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA)--Commercial Items in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. If the offeror does not have a copy of this provision, go to Federal Procurement Data System (SAM) https://www.uscontractorregistration.com to load required information. Any responses received without completing SAM registration will be considered noncompliant. Further, the response should include any special requirements for a commercial contract (i.e., Commercial Financing, Warranty Provisions, Delivery Information, etc.) in accordance with FAR Part 12. Responses must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 26 February 2015. Responses should be submitted electronically to [email protected]. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received by the response date stated above. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.