Notice of Intent to Sole Source SSMC Emergency Radio Network Tender, USA - 126996121

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source SSMC Emergency Radio Network

Deadline: 19 Sep 2025

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 126996121

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Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description

Agency and contracting activity

Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO)



Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs

The Silver Spring Metro Center (SSMC) Campus emergency radios, radio programming, batteries, and one year maintenance agreement for WAVE control box, repeaters, and panic buttons. The SSMC emergency radio network facilitates emergency communication amongst all Line/Staff Offices at the SSMC Campus.



Identification of the limited source(s) to be solicited.



Mobile Communications America, Inc.

P.O. Box 491810

Lawrenceville, GA 30049



Supporting Rationale

For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).



Programming for all radios (300+ in operation), panic buttons (60+ in operation), radio repeater, and the WAVE control box is proprietary to the vendor. The vendor custom-designed the programming architecture for the SSMC campus, and it resides on premises within the aforementioned system infrastructure.



Due to the nature of radio communication, the programming must reside on premises. The programming ensures that radios are interoperable only with other radios in the network.; delineates building-specific, security-specific, facilities/engineering-specific, and incident response-specific channels; manages simultaneous radio transmissions; provides priority access to radio bandwidth to designated emergency personnel; and allows for unique programming of individual pieces of hardware, which is essential for directing first responders and security guards during an emergency.



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Department/Ind. Agency : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
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General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Sep 24, 2025 12:37 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Sep 19, 2025 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Sep 26, 2025
Initiative: None

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Place of Performance: Silver Spring, MD USA

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