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N66001-20-Q-6892 – Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Green Hills Software, LLC. Description: The Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) hereby publicize... N66001-20-Q-6892 – Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Green Hills Software, LLC. Description: The Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) hereby publicizes its intention to solicit, negotiate, and award a Firm- Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis with Green Hills Software, LLC. (GHS). The requirement is for the purchase of the following: ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY 0001 SUITE FOR POWER ARCHITECTURE PROCESSORS 1 0002 SUITE FOR ARM PROCESSORS 3 0003 ANNUAL SUPPORT FOR GREEN HILLS PROBE 3 0004 EDITION ADD-ON COMPONENT FOR ARM. USB 2.0 1 HOST AND DEVICE STACK WITH HOST CLASS DRIVERS FOR MASS STORAGE, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, HUB AND AUDIO The above supplies are for the Link-16 Software Support Activity (SSA) supports Link-16, a Program of Record, and this software is required for proper End to End Engineering. Link-16 has defined the software it requires for development of the waveform and Green Hills Enterprise Tool Suite is one of the required tools. If we don't utilize Green Hills Enterprise Tool Suite, then the SSA will not be adhering to the Software Version Description and may experience compatibility issues. The SSA's support role includes reproduction and verification of tests to the waveform. In order to maintain consistency, the SSA must use the exact same suite of tools listed in the SVD or the results of our test may be invalid. The purchase of the requested license is not to acquire a new tool or capability. The SSA already uses Green Hills Enterprise Tool Suite and has multiple licenses. Due to the nature of technical support and proprietary knowledge required to provide software updates, Green Hills does not outsource their technical support to third party vendors This notice of intent is NOT a request for quote. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the government. The applicable NAICS Code is 511210 and the business size standard is 41.5 million dollars. The point of contact for this announcement is Asim Hicks at asim.hicks@navy.mil Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for quotes; however, any firm believing that they can fulfill the requirement may be considered by the agency. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. Any comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice may be submitted via e-mail to asim.hicks@navy.mil by 16 September 2020 at 1500 PST. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.