Notice of Intent to Sole Source

This notice provides details of a sole source procurement by the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee. The procurement seeks one Sodick ALN800G SPW large wire electrical discharge machine, including transformer, lifting, and leveling hardware, as well as casual operations and maintenance training. Delivery is required no later than ten weeks after award. The procurement will utilize simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13, with a firm-fixed price contract awarded to Philips Corporation Federal Division, as the authorized distributor for Sodick machines.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. As Sodick has only one authorized distributor, Philips Corporation Federal Division will be sole sourced for this single unit procurement of an electrical discharge machine. The proposed solicitation number is FA9101-20-Q-0030, with questions regarding the notice directed to the specified contracting officer. The procurement objectives are to acquire one large wire EDM to support operations at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.