SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- SINGLE SOURCE - Advanced Managed Platform
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AJP-7552 W.J. Hughes Tech Center (ACT)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 4990
- Response Due
- 7/25/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2006
- Description
- The FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center intends to award a single source contract in accordance with FAA AMS 3.2.2.4 to Performance Technologies to purchase an Advanced Managed Platfrom for the following reasons: The Flight Service and Weather Engineering Team (AJW-176) is in process of re-hosting the Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) Data Acquisition System (ADAS) to a new architecture. Part of the new system requires that new hardware be deployed at the FAA's Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) to connect the existing weather sensors, (that utilizes the legacy High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) protocol) to the FAA's Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) Internet Protocol (IP) network. An engineering study was performed and the document "Enhanced ADAS Operational Sensor Support Capability" V0.6 Dated 4/24/06 was created. This document discusses the technology and the evaluation process for the type of devices (generically known as protocol converters) that support data sent over the serial HDLC communication links and encapsulates that information so that it can be transmitted over an IP network. After extensive research and review it was determined that Performance Technologies (PT) had the best solution that meets and exceeds the ADAS specification. Their product line (the Advances Managed Platform) provides a hardware solution that offers a high port density in a small form factor. The AMP5091 offers a modular I/O platform that supports up to 56 ports in a 4U 19" rack mounted chassis. In addition PT's hardware solution is based upon hot-swappable I/O modules and power supplies. (Details can be found at (http://www.pt.com/products/prod_amp5091.html - also see attachment). Note, Each I/O module supports 8 ports that requires two 4-port Hydra-cables >From a functional perspective, PT can support the variant of the HDLC protocol used by the sensors directly within their product line. In addition, PT offers a commercial off the self (COTS), solution that in the long run makes this the best value especially when it comes to supportability in the future. Based on the above, Performance Technologies is the only source with the product to meet the HDLC protocol solution for ADAS. A competitive solicitation is not available for this procurement. If your firm does not agree with this single source determination, please provide evidence of your firm's capability and experience in providing the services outlined above and the FAA will evaluate that information accordingly. All responses to this announcement must be directed to Jeanine Passetti, Contracting Officer, by 4 p.m. Eastern Time, July 24, 2006.
- Web Link
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FAA Contract Opportunities
(http://www.asu.faa.gov/faaco/index.cfm?ref=4990)
- Record
- SN01094915-W 20060723/060721220707 (fbodaily.com)
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