Notice of Intent to Sole Source - 36 CES/CED EOD Portable Vapor Detectors
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- F1C3465147A001
- Agency
-
Pacific Air Forces
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Yigo Guam 96929, United States
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About this opportunity
The 36th Contracting Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, under the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces, has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award for GasD 8000 IS Series Portable Vapor Detectors and corresponding sensor subscriptions. The procurement is intended for 36 CES/CED EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) missions requiring specialized detection equipment. The Air Force intends to award this contract non-competitively to Chen Instrument Design, Inc DBA CID Felix Interscan Companies under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) authority. The agency has determined that this contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required technical specifications necessary for compliance with Department of Defense and Air Force regulations. This notice explicitly states it is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available for competitive quotes.
The portable vapor detectors must meet highly specific technical requirements including detection of Dinitrogen Tetroxide and Monomethyl Hydrazine gases at minimum 20 ppm concentrations, single-person portability while wearing Level-A Personal Protective Equipment, and capability to interface with THAAD missile tubes. Additional critical specifications include battery-powered operation with minimum 4-hour continuous usage and certification for intrinsic safety in explosive vapor environments. Any potential respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government by August 23, 2025, at 12:00 PM CHST via email. The Government emphasizes it has no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information or provide feedback to respondents. If no affirmative written response demonstrating competitive advantage is received by the deadline, the sole source contract will proceed without further notice, with the determination to compete or not compete remaining solely within Government discretion.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole-Source Award
The 36th Contracting Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam intends to award a non-competitive, sole source award to proposed contractor, Chen Instrument Design, Inc DBA CID Felix Interscan Companies (3UCD1) with authority cited in FAR Part 13.106-1(b) – Soliciting competition. GasD 8000 IS Series Portable Vapor Detectors (Interscan PVD) and corresponding sensor subscriptions are required for 36 CES/CED EOD missions. The proposed contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required technical specifications necessary for compliance with Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force regulations and policies.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received via email by the 23rd of August, 2025, at 12:00 PM CHST, the contract will proceed and be issued without further notice.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in the Government wide Point-of-Entry (GPE) in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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