Intent to Sole Source - 2 Modified Air Compressors

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 Bauer Compressors, Inc., located at 1328 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA 23502, to provide two (2) Model O26-D/ESSM skid mounted air compressors modified in accordance with the attached specifications for the CBRNE Analytical Remediation Activity (CARA). The modified air compressors are required for recovery and destruction of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Toxic Materials, and direct support of emergency responses and remediation work. Bauer Compressors Inc. is the manufacturer and owns all proprietary data related to the required modifications. No other system meets the capabilities without 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 Friday, 24 March 2017 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).