Motorola

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Motorola,

Inc., 809 Pinnacle Dr Ste G, Linthicum Heights, MD, 21090 for access to a statewide radio system that will provide Land Mobile Radio (LMR) intra-interoperable communications with state and local public safety agencies throughout the state of Illinois.

A purchase order will be issued for a period of 12 months. Due to the uniqueness of this

requirement, no other radio system is acceptable. This announcement constitutes the only

solicitation. A written solicitation will not be issued, and quotes are not being requested. The

proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate

with only one source under the authority FAR 13.106-1(b). This service is being solicited and

awarded as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12.

Justification: This is an agent safety issue. Motorola operates a statewide radio system that will

provide Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and interoperable communications between state and local

public safety agencies. The system provides optimum RF coverage in areas of the country where

investigations are conducted. The radio system enables IRS agents to communicate directly with

each other, as well as other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in a secure

environment. It also serves to provide IRS special agents with officer safety in the event of an

emergency. The backbone of the system consists of a network of stand-alone repeaters that serve

to broadcast radio transmissions over a wide area.

Any questions regarding this action should be directed to the IRS Primary Point of Contact Hassan Villalba, 469-801-0778, Hassan.a.villalba@irs.gov