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N66001-20-Q-6280 – Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Comsat This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR 5.201. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, ... N66001-20-Q-6280 – Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Comsat This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR 5.201. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific's intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis with COMSAT, Incorporated CAGE: 1VZG9 of 2550 Wasser Ter Ste. 6000, Herndon, VA., 20171-6380. The requirement is for terminal equipment and supporting items from the Iridium Certus Satellite Communications (SATCOM) network for in water testing with Unmanned Undersear Vehicles (UUV) in support of the hydra C4I project. Iridium Certus is an advanced multi-service platform enables by the upgraded Iridium constellation. Offering the highest L-Brand data throughout, Iridium Certus redefines the capabilities of mobile satellite communication across maritime, IoT, aviation, land mobile, and Government applications. The Iridium network is the largest commercial satellite network in the world and the only network that offers true global communication coverage over the entire planet Earth. The Government intends to negotiation solely with COMSAT, Incorporated under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Only Capable Source. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, applies. The applicable NAICS Code is 334118 and the business size standard is 1,000 employees. Please be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source believing that it can fulfill the requirements may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice or required for solicitation may be submitted via e-mail ONLY to Ciara Allison at ciara.allison@navy.mil by 25 March 2020. All responses received before said date will be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to the NIWC E-Commerce website at https://e- commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil and upload your inquiry under NIWC Pacific/Simplified Acquisitions/N66001-20-Q-6280. All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a registered DUNS and CAGE Code numbers. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered. Cognizant Contracting Office: NIWC Pacific, 53560 Hull St., San Diego, CA 92152 Contracting Officer: David Keene, david.d.keene@navy.mil, 619-553-4466