70--THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

The Teradyne Spectrum 9100 Test Station is required to support the Engineering Support Division (ESD) by providing product and maintenance support for the Spectrum 9100 Test Station. BACKGROUND: The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command's (RDECOM) Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center's (AMRDEC) Engineering Support Division (ESD) provides total lifecycle engineering and logistics management and support of test program hardware and maintenance for both aviation and missile platforms using the Integrated Family of Test Equipment (IFTE) and Electronic Modular Commercial Automated Test System (eMCATS) test stations. One tool used for this support is the Spectrum 9100 Test Station in that it supports Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Test Programs Sets (TPSs) and a Research & Development (R&D) effort under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. AUTHORITY CITED- The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED- The Spectrum 9100 Test Station and all related technical and maintenance data is proprietary to Teradyne, Incorporated; Teradyne, Incorporated is the only source that possesses the intellectual and technical capabilities that adequately allow the vendor/contractor to provide the required support. Any parties that feel they can meet this requirement should contact MAJ Patrick Schanley via email at [email protected] NO LATER THAN AUG 08, 2014 at 5:00 PM (CST).