Accelerator Pressure Vessel

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements based on compatibility requirements where only the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is capable of providing one (1) Accelerator Pressure Vessel, one (1) de-ripple system, and one (1) Magnet/Microchannel Plates (MCP) high resolution Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) measuring system that is compatible with a Government-owned Particle Accelerator.  The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with National Electrostatics Corporation (NEC), 7540 Graber Road, for one (1) Accelerator Pressure Vessel, one (1) de-ripple system, and one (1) Magnet/Microchannel Plates (MCP) high resolution Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) measuring system that is compatible with a Government-owned Particle Accelerator. 

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  However, 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.