N00174-15-Q-0041.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD), intends to award a firm fixed price sole source procurement with Instron, 825 University Ave, Norwood, MA 02062 to provide:

CLIN 0001- Web Support Agreement (WSA) Service Coverage 5900 Series Extended Warranty Service Coverage Base Year + 3 Option Years

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, which has an annual size standard of 500 employees. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

The circumstances permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition is Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy Agency requirements." The intent of this synopsis is to determine if any sources exist, and therefore, no Request for Quote (RFQ) is available. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, all information received by Sept 01, 2015 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon the responses received from this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.