Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Symphony OpsVue Subscription
Deadline: 28 Jul 2025
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 123054824
Document Ref. No.: PUR250211
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Description
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Office of Aviation Safety and Office of Research and Engineering require rapid and detailed access to aircraft surveillance data (radar, automatic dependent surveillance, multilateration) in support of accident and incident investigations as well as review of incoming Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) anti-collision system notifications from aircraft operators.
In order to satisfy this requirement, the NTSB intends to issue a sole source solicitation to Passur Aerospace, Inc. (Passur) for Symphony OpsVue Software licenses. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) - Soliciting from a single source.
The NAICS code for this procurement is 541511 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $34M.
L3Harris, formerly Harris Corporation, formerly Exelis, Inc., held a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under its NextGen Air Traffic Control Upgrade project to acquire aircraft surveillance data from a variety of sources including airport surveillance radars, air route surveillance radars, ASDE-x surface radar systems at major airports, as well as other position reports directly broadcast by aircraft. The company maintains a real-time database of the data received and archives all information for approximately two years. The data is searchable by a variety of criteria and can be downloaded for further analysis if necessary. L3Harris is the FAA-s only vendor for acquisition and distribution of this live surveillance information, and is authorized by the FAA to “commercialize” the data, making a subset of the information received available to non-FAA entities via a Web-based interface. Because of the unique relationship between L3Harris and the FAA, there are no other companies providing similar real-time access to comprehensive FAA surveillance data. In 2023, L3Harris entered into an agreement with Passur to grant Passur authority t...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : PUR250211
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ::
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 18, 2025 05:57 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Jul 28, 2025 04:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Aug 01, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
NAICS Code: 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services
Place of Performance: Washington, DC 20594 USA
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