FT IR Microscope Maintenance Agreement

SOLE SOURCE AWARD NOTICE
This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring the dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), under the contracting authority of the Army Contracting Command (ACC) U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) intends to issue a sole-source, firm fixed price, purchase order to Perkin Elmer, 710 Bridgeport Avenue Shelton, CT 06484, for a 12-month preventive maintenance agreement for a Perkin Elmer 200i FT-IT Microscope. This maintenance agreement is unique and proprietary to Perkin Elmer. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government shall consider all responses received within five business days of this posting. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill the requirement. The National Ground Intelligence Center will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Please e-mail Brad W. Morris with responses regarding this requirement at bradley.w.morris4.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic inquires will be accepted. This notice will close on 31 July 2019 at 3:00 p.m..