Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Multichannel Handheld Radio Systems
Deadline: 19 Sep 2026
Posting Date: 05 Sep 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 148630109
Document Ref. No.: 70FA5026Q00000036
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
This is a notice of intent to sole source. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. for AN/PRC-163 handheld radio systems.
The statutory authority for this non-competitive action is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Part 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. is the only manufacturer of the AN/PRC-163 handheld radio system and ancillary software. The radios must be capable of Type-1 encryption up to the TOP SECRET level and be capable of Type-3 AES encryption. The radios must support standard Line of sight (LOS), UHF SATCOM, HAVEQUICK, TSM/WREN, WREN-NB, and P25 conventional and trunking waveforms. The radios must be compatible with existing agency infrastructure.
This notice is not a request for quotations. Interested parties have fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of the Synopsis, to submit in writing up to two (2) pages, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after fifteen (15) days, or without the required information, will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the Government's discretion. In the absence of qualified sources, a contract will be awarded under the Other than Full and Open Competition procedures, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source utilizing the pr...
Notice ID: 70fa5026q00000036
Department/Ind. Agency: homeland security, department of
Sub-tier: federal emergency management agency
Product Service Code: 5810 - communications security equipment and components
NAICS Code: 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: oct 04, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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