This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.201. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific’s intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis with Burnham Polymeric Inc. (CAGE: 1SJV2) of 1408 Route 9, Fort Edward, NY 12828-2459. The requirement is for fiber optic cable (FOC) reels and packs that are required for test purposes to develop digital signal communications link for maritime Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) data routing. The FOC links of various overall lengths (5 km up to 40 km) will be used to conduct a series of experimental tests to characterize the mechanical robustness and signal networking performance of the cable when deployed as a communication link in a subsea environment. The Government intends to negotiate solely with Burnham Polymeric Inc. under the authority of 10 U.S.C. Section 2373. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, applies. The applicable NAICS Code is 335921 and the business size standard is 1,000. Please be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source believing that it can fulfill the requirement may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice or required for solicitation may be submitted via e-mail ONLY to
[email protected] by 27 July 2020. All responses received before said date will be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to the NIWC E-Commerce website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil and upload your inquiry under NIWC Pacific/Simplified Acquisitions/N66001-20-Q-6745. All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a registered DUNS and CAGE Code numbers. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered. Cognizant Contracting Office: NIWC Pacific, 53560 Hull St. San Diego, CA 92152. Contracting Officer: David P. Leonard,
[email protected], 619-553-4521