1_intention to sole source notice.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Sole-Source Requirement issued by the 35th Contracting Office at Misawa Air Base, Japan, under the authority of DAFFARS 5313.501 and 10 U.S.C. 3572. The contract intends to award spare parts, materials, and training for an existing ELW 2K Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) originally procured under PO No. FA520524P0041 in September 2024. The proposed sole-source contractor is ELW GLOBAL UK LTD (CAGE Code: U26R5), located in Thame, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, identified as the only known vendor capable of supplying compatible materials and services. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 333310.
The Government seeks to procure the following items: two pre-treatment filters with coconut shell carbon, one generator starter assembly, four Economix 933 units, four Centaur Catalytic/Absorptive Carbon units, four BIRM units, twelve RO vessels for the ELW 2K ROWPU, a five-day refresher training course, and shipping fees. Interested parties may challenge this sole-source justification by submitting clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide all required assets and demonstrating that competition would benefit the Government. Responses must be submitted via email to 2d Lt Jerick Caldwell (jerick.caldwell.2@us.af.mil) or Tomoko Asai, Contracting Officer (tomoko.asai.jp@us.af.mil) no later than 10:00 AM Japan Standard Time on March 2, 2026. This notice is not a solicitation, and responses do not constitute binding offers or create government payment obligations.
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Notice of Intent to Sole-Source Requirement
The 35th Contracting Office at Misawa Air Base, Japan intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of DAFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 3572, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901). The associated NAICS code for this is 333310.
The sole-source contract will be awarded to:
ELW GLOBAL UK LTD (hereby the proposed vendor):
OX9 THAME, 13 Upper High Street Thame, Oxfordshire OX9 3ER United Kingdom CAGE Code: U26R5
The proposed vendor is the only known vendor to provide material, parts and training for the existing ELW 2K Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU). The existing ROWPU was procured by PO No. FA520524P0041 in Sep 24 in Misawa Air Base, and its spare material, parts and refresher training is required.
Description of Requirement:
Acquisition of spare material, parts and training of ROWPU
Items to be procured are as follows:
- Two (2) Pre-Treatment filter with coconut shell Carbon
- One (1) Generator starter Assembly
- Four (4) Economix 933
- Four (4) Centaur Catalytic/Absorptive Carbon
- Four (4) BIRM
- Twelve (12) RO Vessel for ELW 2K ROWPU
- Refresher Training 5 Days Course
- Shipping Fee
It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement due to its compatibility with the existing system. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. Interested parties may identify their interests to this notice by showing clear and convincing evidence that they can provide all the needed assets and competition would be advantageous to the Government.
Send responses to this notice via e-mail to 2d Lt Jerick Caldwell, Contract Specialist at jerick.caldwell.2@us.af.mil or Tomoko Asai, Contracting Officer at tomoko.asai.jp@us.af.mil no later than 10:00 AM (Japan Standard Time) on 2 Mar 26.
NO TELEPHONE CALLS OR FACSIMILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. RESPONSES RECEIVED
AFTER THE DEADLINE OR WITHOUT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION MAY NOT BE
CONSIDERED. THIS IS NOT SOLICITATION. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT
CONSIDERED AS OFFER AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A
mailto:jerick.caldwell.2@us.af.mil mailto:tomoko.asai.jp@us.af.mil
BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION REQUESTED
NOR WILL IT COMPENSATE ANY RESPONDENT FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN DEVELOPING
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT.
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