This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals) with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

The Government requires procurement of a Vector Network Analyzer System, and intends to negotiate a sole-source award for this requirement with Keysight Technologies, Inc. 1900 Garden of the Gods Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3423. The applicable Keysight part numbers and associated descriptions for the required items are as follows:

1. N5247B 10 MHz to 67 GHz PNA-X network analyzer with:

· KeysightCare Assured First Year Support

· Startup assistance, daily

· Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year

· N5247B-423 4-port, configurable test set, second source, source attenuators, receiver attenuators, bias tees, combiner, mechanical switches

· N5247B-020 Add IF inputs

· N5247B-UNY Enhanced low phase noise performance

· N5247B-XSB Third RF source up to 13.5 GHz

· S93094B Spectrum analysis up to and beyond 125 GHz

· S93072B Internal 6 GHz arbitrary waveform generation

2. 89601C PathWave VSA 89600C Custom Modulation Package including 8960120C/89601AYAC/89601BHFC/89601PSMC 12-months, node-locked license and KeysightCare software support subscription

3. N5292A Millimeter wave test controller with:

· KeysightCare Assured First Year Support

· Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year

· N5292A-400 Test set, 4-port

· N5292A-444 Interconnect kit for 4-port test set and 4-port VNA with 2.4 mm or 1.85 mm ports

· N5290A304 Cable Adapter for OML/VDI Frequency Extender

4. N5262BW04 WR-4.3, 170-260 GHz, TxRx with:

· Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year

· N5262BW04-STD TxRx module

· N5262BW04-120 VDI module designed for 10 dBm RF/LO Input

5. N5262CW04 WR4.3, 170-260GHz, TxRx-VNA extension module with waveguide input/output with:

· Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year

· VDI module designed for 10 dBm RF/LO Input TxRx module

6. N9029ACST CCU and CCD Compact frequency Up and Down converters from VDI with:

· Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year

· N9029ACST-U04 WR4.3 CCU Up converter, 170-260GHz

· N9029ACST-748 Combo option U04, M06, VEF

· N9029ACST-VEF Vertical E-Field polarization

· N9029ACST-M06 LO x6 multiplier

7. N5262AC04 Calibration kit, WR4.3, 170-260GHz, with Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year

8. S93053B IQ Data Bandwidth up to 40 GHz Node-locked subscription license, 12 months,

KeysightCare software support)

9. PS-XSUP-AESN1 AEO Solution Support Days

10. N9029AV99 Accessories for mm-wave systems, SAX and SGX with:

· Return to Keysight Warranty - 1 year.

· N9029AV04-LPF WR4.3 Low pass waveguide filter, 170-215 GHz from VDI

· N9029AV04-HPF WR4.3 High pass waveguide filter, 215-260 GHz from VDI

The Government has determined that other companies’ products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government’s needs. Keysight Technologies, Inc. is the only known commercial vendor capable of offering an integrated solution consisting of a 4-port Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) with phase coherent wideband signal analysis up to 40 GHz, fully calibrated wideband signal source for device characterization at measurement port, VNA extender modules specifically designed to work with the wideband VNA, integrated software applications for amplifier measurement parameters, and application support. Keysight Technologies, Inc. is behind the few existing testbeds in the world at millimeter wave and terahertz devices, and there are no other known commercial vendors that offer an integrated solution as detailed above to meet the Government’s requirements.

While Keysight Technologies, Inc. does maintain a network of authorized resellers for its products, market research has yielded that Keysight Technologies, Inc. direct is offering the Government the most favorable pricing for this requirement, which will not be passed onto authorized resellers. Accordingly, as aforementioned, the Government intends to award a sole-source contract for this requirement to Keysight Technologies, Inc. direct.

This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to leenawattie.budhu.1@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.

Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 15 May 2024.

A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.

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