Instron Universal Testing Machines Upgrade
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N68335-24-Q-0176
- Agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Joint Base MDL, New Jersey 08733, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy's Naval Air Warfare Center intends to award a sole-source, fixed-price contract to Instron, a Division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. for the procurement of hardware and software updates for two existing Instron machines at their Lakehurst, NJ facility. The government conducted extensive market research and determined that Instron is the only vendor capable of meeting the necessary requirements, as they are the sole manufacturer and provider of the required mechanical testing instruments, accessories, and software. The procurement will be made under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1. No solicitation package will be available, and this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, but the government will consider any responses received within 15 days.
This procurement does not have a set-aside designation. Instron, the Division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., is the current incumbent and sole provider capable of meeting the government's requirements. No specific award value or budget range is provided, but the government intends to procure the necessary hardware and software updates for the two existing Instron machines at their Lakehurst, NJ facility.
Notice text
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a fixed price contract, on a sole-source basis to Instron, A Division Of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., CAGE: 80160 (USA), for the procurement of hardware and software updates for two existing Instron machines at NAWCAD Lakehurst. Extensive market research was conducted to identify potential suppliers of these hardware/software modernization items. The findings confirmed that Instron, A Division Of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. is the only vendor capable of meeting the government's requirements, as they are the sole manufacturer and provider of the mechanical testing instruments, accessories, and software needed to keep the existing Instron machines running. Trying to purchase from another vendor would result in unnecessary cost to the Government.
NAWCADLKE intends to procure these items under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1. No solicitation package is available for this procurement. This notification is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all
responses received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation will be available for this procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract.
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