SAM #1305M226Q0254

NOAA Procurement of National Instruments Automated RF Test Hardware, LabVIEW Software, and Training

NOAA's National Reconditioning Center and Radar Operations Center are seeking to modernize RF Generator testing with National Instruments automated RF test hardware and LabVIEW software. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - National Reconditioning Center (NRC) and Radar Operations Center (ROC) - OEMs and Vendors: - National Instruments (NI) is the sole OEM specified - Products Requested: - PXIe 1092 9 Slot 3U PXI EXPRESS CHASSIS (1, part number 784781-01) - POWER CORD, AC, U.S., 125VAC, 15A (1, part number 763830-01) - PXIe-8862, 2.6 GHZ 8-CORE I7 Controller, Windows 11 64bit, TPM (1, part number 788817-01) - NI PXIe-5842 VST, 8 GHZ, 0.5 GHZ BANDWIDTH, VECTOR SIGNAL TRANSCEIVER (1, part number 789600-8511) - PXIe-5113 PXI OSCILLOSCOPE WITH CABLE SENSE TECHNOLOGY (1, part number 786405-11) - NI PXIe-6363, X SERIES DAQ (32AI, 48 DIO, 4AO, PXI MULTIFUNCTION I/O) (1, part number 781056-01) - SHC68-68-EPM SHIELDED CABLE, 68-D-TYPE TO 68 VHDCI OFFSET, 2 m (2, part number 192061-02) - SCB-68a NOISE REJECTING, SHIELDED I/O Connector Block (2, part number 782536-01) - LabVIEW Professional Development System, Windows Perpetual License (2, part number 776678-35) - Engineering Support Hours & Startup Assistance (6, part number 100001-01) - Services Requested: - Training for two personnel covering LabVIEW programming, NI RF hardware integration, automated RF test development, RF measurement fundamentals, calibration, and troubleshooting (one-year duration) - Unique Requirements: - Brand name only: National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW software required for proprietary integration - Vendors must be authorized resellers of National Instruments LabVIEW Professional Development System - Emphasis on seamless hardware-software integration, proprietary driver extensions, and application programming interfaces - Automated RF test system to replace manual testing, improving diagnostics and repair operations - Engineering support and startup assistance included - 100% small business set-aside

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a firm fixed price contract as a 100% small business set-aside for National Instruments RF Generator Hardware and associated LabView Software for the National Reconditioning Center in Grandview, MO. The Government intends to make an award to the responsive responsible quoter providing the best value in accordance with FAR12.203(c)(2).

Brand Name Justification:

This is a Brand Name Requirement. Vendors must be an authorized reseller of National Instruments LabVIEW Professional Development System. This particular brand name is essential to the requirement and market research indicates similar products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet agency needs. The National Reconditoning Center has standardized its automated test sofware development environment on National Instruments LabVIEW Professional Development System. To achieve the precise synchronization, signal generation, and measurement analysis required for diagnostic RF testing, the hardware layer must interface seamlessly with this software environment. National Instruments hardware is peculiar to this manufacturer because it utilizes proprietary, native hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) driver extensions and application programming interfaces (APls) designed explicitly for LabVIEW.

Introducing an alternative ("or equal") hardware manufacturer would break this integrated ecosystem. Completing this requirement with non-NI hardware would require the agency to develop extensive custom software drivers and Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) simply to establish basic communication with the chassis and specialized modules. This would introduce significant risk of timing, phase, and latency mismatches during critical signal generation and analysis phases handled by the Vector Signal Transceiver (VST). Consequently, opting for an alternative brand would result in severe project delays (estimated at 6 to 12 months) and extensive additional engineering labor and costs to write, test, and validate an entirely new alternative equipment topology. Utilizing exact National Instruments hardware ensures immediate software deployment, system reliability, and standard compliance across the agency's testing infrastructure.

DOC, Eastern Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. Contractors active in SAM have a unique entity identifier (UEI) that is used to do business with the federal government. The Government has moved to a free new, non- proprietary identifier that will have to be requested in, and assigned by, the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). You can register and access the site by going to www.sam.gov.

Please see Instructions to Offerors and full Solicitation as attached.

**Contractors who do not respond to items 1 through 9 included in the "Instructions to Offerors" may be considered non-compliant with the requirements of the solicitation and no further consideration shall be given for award. 

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