Notice of Intent - Raytheon Company
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States (U.S.) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to solicit and award a firm fixed price (FFP) sole source single contract award to Raytheon Company. The contract is for Cellular Over-the-Horizon Enforcement Network (COTHEN) support services.
COTHEN is a multi-agency, voice communication network that encompasses remote command and control systems, airborne and marine mobile systems, and many special-purpose ancillary systems, controlled by software and network switching technology. The system is frequency adaptive and employs upgraded AES 256, type three (3) voice encryption.
Raytheon Company is uniquely qualified as the only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements source with the expertise to perform the software upgrades, equipment maintenance, and services required to support the proprietary software and equipment used on COTHEN. No other service or equipment will meet the Government's needs.
This contract will be awarded by no later than August 20, 2024. For questions, please contact the following team members via a group email: Contract Specialist - Debbie Dean (debbie.d.dean@cbp.dhs.gov) and Contracting Officer - John Marschall (john.d.marschall@cbp.dhs.gov).