Intent to Sole Source

Sole Source Intent: The United States Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Yuma Proving Ground (MICC-YPG), the Metrology & Simulation Division located at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona, intends to negotiate a noncompetitive Firm-Fixed-Price contract with Laser Techniques Company, LLC., 11431 Willows Road NE, Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052 for a quantity of one (1) 155mm Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) Add-on Kit. It consists of modifying an existing government owned LP-5000 series fiber optic power meter to support a 3rd axis motion. This 155mm LVDT (Stargage) Add-on Bore Gauging Kit is a mechanical gauging kit that is designed to operate with the existing BEMIS-LC™ 155mm portable bore erosion measurement inspection system located at Yuma Army Proving Ground.

Laser Techniques Company, LLC., is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and LTC Laser Techniques holds proprietary data rights to the hardware and software of the YPG’s existing systems, is the sole supplier of replacement parts, possesses certified and trained personnel to perform maintenance and owns the tools to perform proper calibrations. Only the original equipment manufacturer has the resources, knowledge, and established customer service practices to provide this level of service for YPG’s LTC Laser Techniques Equipment.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  If you feel that your firm possesses the ability to provide these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm’s technical capability to meet these requirements by 25 July 2022 8:00 AM Mountain Standard Time (MST).  All inquiries shall be clearly marked with Solicitation Number W9124R-22-Q-0013 and e-mailed to the Point of Contact (POC) for this posting.