NOI_SS.docx

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

NOTICE TEXT: The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Maryland in support of the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price contract with Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. located at 2441 Michelle Drive, Tustin, CA 92780, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), “only one source reasonably available,” to satisfy agency requirements.

The requirement is for a non-personal services contract to provide preventative maintenance services for the following systems currently in use at USAISR: Aquillion CT Scanner and related systems components.

The proposed contractor is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Aquillion CT Scanner. Maintenance of the equipment can only be provided by the manufacturer who is the only source of factory parts, proprietary software and factory trained maintenance technicians. The contractor does not have any third party repair facilities and the service technicians from the contractor are the only source for servicing their equipment. Failure to obtain maintenance services directly from Canon can lead to equipment failure and loss of data and/or time to research milestones in accordance with USAISR’s research mission.

The contract is for a period of performance of twelve (12) months with four (4) twelve-Month options IAW FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 811219 with a size standard of $20.5M

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS