Notice of Intent to Sole Source Accuver Test Platform

Notice of Intent to Sole Source The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Chief Procurement Office intends to negotiate with Accuver Americas, Inc., located in Plano, TX, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, for providing a Mobile Device Testing Platform. The unique technical specifications for the testing platform include: • Ability to collect diagnostic logs from devices equipped with Qualcomm, Samsung, Altair/Sony, GCT, and Sequans cellular chipsets. • Ability to exactly replicate the same testing across all devices through the use of automated testing scripts • Enables immediate development, testing and optimization of new technologies including GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA /HSPA+/DC-HSDPA, and LTE (LTE-TDD, LTE-FDD, LTE-U). • Provides a comprehensive, real-time diagnostic tool for development performance testing. • Allows complete user control of selected parameters and settings for logging mobile-based binary data and post-processing. • Characterizes performance of messaging and protocols specified by the LTE/WCDMA/UMTS (3GPP) and GSM/GPRS standards. • Must produce and process data files in the Accuver format to seamlessly integrate with the data from the Accuver field test devices the NPSBN Partner AT&T owns. • Must produce and process test scripts in the Accuver format to allow FirstNet to use scripts from the Accuver field test devices the NPSBN Partner AT&T owns. The NAICS Code is 511210 Software Publishers. FirstNet anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Accuver Americas, Inc. for this requirement. Interested parties who can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirements listed above for FirstNet must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 9/25/2017. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than 10:00 am MST Wednesday, September 6, 2017.