Corrosion Fatigue Test Machinery for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division; 1 lot.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to negotiate a sole-source procurement with Cortest Columbus Technologies, Inc of Dublin, OH. The contractor, Cortest Columbus Technologies, shall provide a "Corrosion Testing Apparatus" and support equipment that combine to form complete testing capabilities for both static and dynamic test conditions; quantity of 1 lot to include two (2) Cortest Constant Extension Corrosion Fatigue Rate Test Machines (CERT/CF), four (4) Upgrade Load Frame Controller Packages, and one (1) Load Frame Controller to accommodate four (4) CERT machines. The NSWCCD currently utilizes 2 Cortest CERT machines; purchase of replacement machines will guarnatee consistency with existing test equipment and procedures familiar to NSWCCD personnel.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit with only one source using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may email their capability statement to patricia.perzella@navy.mil or FAX at 301-227-3476 or VOICE at 301-227-5994.

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