AN/PAS-28 Medium Range Thermal Bi-ocular (MRTB) upgrades

The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price, sole source contract, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, to Raytheon, 1601 N. Plano Road, Richardson, Texas 75081 for the purchase of the design and development upgrades to the AN/PAS-28 Medium Range Thermal Bi-ocular (MRTB). The MRTB is produced by Raytheon, the sole manufacturer and distributor of the MRTB. The following are the AN/PAS-28 MRTB upgrades: (1) Eyepiece Solar Protection, (2) Board upgrades (analog, digital and processor circuit card assembly), and (3) Global Positioning System (GPS)/Digital Magnetic Compass (DMC). The Government does not own or have the technical data package or rights to allow competition for this acquisition. The estimated cost is approximately $1.53M. The NAICS code is 333314, Optical Instrument and Lenses Manufacturing. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may respond to the Contracting Office within ten days of this posting, to Jaime Arias at [email protected], and copy to Patsy Stefan at [email protected]. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone calls will not be honored. A determination by the government, not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. The anticipated award date is on or about 30 March 2013. Point of contact for this notice is Mr. Jaime Arias, Contract Specialist.