Cloud Pour & Freeze Point System

Sole Source Intent: The United States Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Yuma Proving Ground, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona, intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis with to Phase Analyzer Company LTD, 11168 Hammersmith Gate, Richmond, 02, V7A5H-8 Canada. The resultant contract will be a firm Fixed Priced (FFP) contract consisting of a quantity of one (1) PSA-70Xi Cloud, Pour and Freeze Point System using ASTM D5949, ASTM D5773 and ASTM D5972. Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Phase Analyzer Company LTD is the only source capable of providing the required Cloud, Pour and Freeze Point System that meets the mentioned ASTM methods. The proposed system is proprietary technology developed by Phase Analyzer Company LTD. This requirement will be procured using the acquisition procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 - "Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing" with a size standard of 1000 employees. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed requirement. If you feel your firm possesses the ability to meet these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability to meet these requirements no later than 09:00 AM MST on13 August 2018 to gail.b.essary.civ@mail.mil..