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Single-Pole, Triple-Throw (Sp3t) Switches Tender, USA - 101022540

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF has floated a tender for Single-Pole, Triple-Throw (Sp3t) Switches. The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 22 May 2024. The tender notice number is 6973GH-24-R-00141, while the TOT Ref Number is 101022540. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Single-Pole, Triple-Throw (Sp3t) Switches

Deadline : 22 May 2024

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 101022540

Document Ref. No. : 6973GH-24-R-00141

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to negotiate a contract on a single source basis High Tech Consultants, Inc. (HTCI), Lubbock, TX, for the acquisition of single-pole, triple-throw (SP3T) switches. The SP3T switch resides in the weather channel between the airport surveillance radar (ASR-9) and the Weather Systems Processor (WSP). SP3T switches control the flow of radio frequency (RF) to the dedicated WSP Receiver.

In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System Paragraph 3.2.2.4, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis of the FAA's decision to contract with a selected source via single source procedures. Herley Industries LLC is the original manufacturer of part number 7A11823H01 which is the only approved directional switch to be used in the WSP and ASR-9. Herley no longer manufacturers the SP3T switch. Through an open competition in 2022, High Tech Consultants was awarded a contract to manufacture the SP3T switches. HTCI is currently the only approved manufacturer and supplier of this switch.

A market survey (6973GH-24-MS-00015) was posted on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website on March 25, 2024 and closed on April 9, 2024. A response was received from a second vendor. While the alternate vendor may be capable of manufacturing similar SP3T switches, the timeline for approving a second source requires extensive testing and coordination, resulting in at least a year of testing to verify no impact to the ASR-9 and WSP as a result of the new switch.

Currently, WSP sites are facing loss of redundancy or full outages due to the non-support status of the SP3T Switch. The engineer in AJW-L900 Radar Product Group will work with the alternate vendor to attempt to qualify them as a repair source for these switches for future orders.

The NAICS CODE for this requirement will be 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Ma...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID 6973GH-24-R-00141 Related Notice 6973GH-24-MS-00015 Department/Ind. Agency TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Office 6973GH FRANCHISE ACQUISITION SVCS
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, CHICAGO, USA
Original Published Date: May 08, 2024 09:45 am CDT
Original Response Date: May 22, 2024 02:00 pm CDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Jun 06, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 5985 - ANTENNAS, WAVEGUIDES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
NAICS Code: 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Lubbock, TX 79407 USA