Infrared Cameras for ATC

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101(a)(2) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source procurement contract, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is FAR Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tenant Division, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract to FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc. located at 9 Townsend W, Nashua, NH 03063 to provide one portable FLIR infrared camera X8501SC system capable of imaging in the 3.0-5.0 micron region of the electromagnetic spectrum required to provide critical temperature and heat signature detection data for RDT&E testing at ATC. FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc. is the manufacturer and owns all proprietary data related to required infrared camera system. No other system meets ATC's required unique testing capabilities and research/scientific grade requirements without incurring unacceptable delays in fulfilling the requirement and/or substantial developmental costs to the Government.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. 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. Please contact Mr. David Humfleet, Contracting Officer, with responses or questions regarding this requirement at david.a.humfleet.civ@mail.mil. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted.

This notice will close on 08 September 2017 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET).