Development of VR Enviroment for Drone for CDC/NIOSH/DSR

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Mechdyne Corporation Development of a new virtual reality environment for use in the NIOSH/DSR/PTB owned virtual reality cave. The desired new environment will be used as part of a one year, pilot research project. The research team has considered other options for environment creation and integration but did not find an option with both the experience with the complete NIOSH system (hardware and software) and the ability to complete the environment development task in a timeframe that fits within the budget and timeline allocated to this task. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (SAP) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within three (3) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at wlv7@cdc.gov by 12:00 PM EST on Friday, August 2, 2019.

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