Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.

Background
The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a non-competitive basis to MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. This contract is part of the acquisitions for foreign military sales. The goal of this contract is to procure specific electronic components necessary for military applications.

Work Details
NIWC will procure the following items:
- CLIN 0001: ATS 6580A-A2G5R-M00 Hardened TFlex, M-Code, GPS Antenna - Quantity: 10
- CLIN 0002: 4338A 6V/3V, Quad AM IRIG output module, 4 port EPOCH - Quantity: 10
- CLIN 0003: 4344A MODULE +/- 10 VDC 1 PPS Modules Pulse output (1PPS) 10Volt 4 Port BNC(F) - Quantity: 10
- CLIN 0004: BLANK PANEL - Quantity: 40
- CLIN 0005: MICROCHIP FLAT RATE SHIPPING FEE - Quantity: 1

Period of Performance
The geographic location(s) the product will be delivered to or performed at

Place of Performance
San Diego, CA

Bidder Requirements
All responding vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management. Complete registration requires a registered DUNS and CAGE Code numbers.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
The notice indicates a sole-source intent to MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC., and the listed closely related prior award (N6600123P6261) was awarded to Microsemi Frequency And Time for $3,870,886 (05/24/23–06/20/25) for “MASTER TIMING REFERENCE UNITS.” The current procurement similarly focuses on specialized timing/GPS-related electronic components (e.g., hardened TFlex M-Code GPS antenna and 1PPS pulse output modules), suggesting the prior work may be part of the same broader supply chain or continuation of acquiring compatible timing reference hardware.