Notice of Intent to Sole Source to ORBCOMM, INC.

The Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis with ORBCOMM, INC / DBA ORBCOMM AIS LLC for the purchase of satellite and terrestrial Automated Information System (AIS) data subscriptions. The requirement is driven by Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) that designate ORBCOMM as a required data provider. • The purchase order will be for satellite and terrestrial AIS data subscriptions. • The FMS LOAs create a binding contractual commitment, and any deviation from the named provider would constitute a breach of the LOA. • Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. • Responding vendors must have active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) Web.