FIJI FAME Cartridges and Verification Fluids

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBB, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344

This is a combined Sole Source Synopsis/Solicitation published for informational purposes only.  This proposed action is for the acquisition of 1200 FIJI FAME Cartridges and Verification Fluids (30ppm and 100ppm) for the Air Force Petroleum office. It was determined that Lazar Scientific Inc, is a small business that is capable of meeting the Government’s specifications as they are stated in the attached Statement of Work.  The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), resulting in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.

The proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code 334516.  Size Standard is 1,000 employees.  The proposed source, Lazar Scientific, Inc., 12692 Sandy Dr. Ste 116, Granger, Indiana, 46530-1128 is the sole authorized vendor of these supplies. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 

To comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows:  Lazar Scientific Inc., is the only known business capable of meeting the Government’s requirements.  Therefore, it is in the best interest of the Government to award to Coherent Corp.  Please see Attachment 2, Sole Source Justification, for more complete details. 

Important Notice to Contractors: The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD.  All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract.  SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov.

Any information should be emailed to eileen.potter@us.af.mil no later than 10:00AM Eastern Daylight Time, Wednesday, 12 March 2025.  Only inquiries/information received through email by this date will be considered. 

Be advised all correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “FA860125Q0048 – FIJI FAME Cartridges and Verification Fluids”.  Note that email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files).  Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with the email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .xls documents are sent.

Attachments:

1. Statement of Work (SOW)

2. Sole Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted