Combined Synopsis-RFI - JA for Other than Full and Open Competition - NMR Console Upgrade.docx

Combined Synopsis & Request for Information (RFI) - J&A for Other than Full and Open Competition

1. Class Code: 6640 – Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

2. NAICS Code: 333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

3. Subject: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – Purchase of Console Upgrade for the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) 500 System

4. Solicitation Number: W911SR-24-Q-NMRC

5. Set-Aside Code: N/A

6. Response Date: Friday, 26 July 2024

7. Amount: $349,147.45

8. Contracting Office and Address:

U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Edgewood Contracting Division 8456 Brigade St. Bldg E4215

APG, MD 21010-5401

9. Place of Performance:

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)

FCDD-CBR-TF

E-5100 8820 Fleming Road

APG, MD 21010

10. Description:

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source based on compatibility requirements that only a sole vendor can supply. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Bruker Corporation, for the equipment listed in the table below.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, this notice does function as a Request for Information (RFI) for offeror's who believe they can meet the Government's requirement (see Section 11 below). Any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

11. Requirement:

The NMR 500 is used to support all DOD customer-funded programs supporting anti-terrorism activities for forensic attributions and is also an orthogonal instrumentation used for purity analysis for various chemical weapon/warfare materials. The prospective offeror must be able to deliver an Avance NEO NMR console for the 500MHZ NMR that supports the Bruker Smart Magnet System and the Bruker preamplifier system.

The following is a breakdown of the item / parts list:

Part Description

Total Quantity

NMR console Avance Neo 500 MHZ

Responses to this notice are due on or before Friday, July 26, 2024, at 5:30 PM EDT by email at jordan.d.adaro.civ@army.mil.

Point of Contact for this notice is:

Primary: Mr. Jordan Adaro, jordan.d.adaro.civ@army.mil

Alternate: Mr. Winston Daniels, winston.e.daniels2.civ@army.mil & Mr. Aiden Witt, aiden.b.witt.civ@army.mil