NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - The procurement of Army-Navy/Portable Special Search (AN/PSS)-14 Mine Detecting Upgrade Kits for the United States Army.

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements based on the procurement of Army-Navy/Portable Special Search (AN/PSS)-14 Mine Detecting Upgrade Kits. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with L-3 CyTerra, 10 Commerce Way Woburn, MA. 01801 AN/PSS-14C, Mine Detecting Upgrade Kits.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, this notice does function as a Request for Information (RFI) for offeror's who believe they can meet the Government's requirement (see Section 9 below). Any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Requirement:

-Upgrade Kit: Rev B to C

AN/PSS-14B is designed to locate a variety of both metallic and low-metallic mines. AN/PSS-14C is the latest model having all the functionality of the AN/PSS-14B model with additional functionality to detect non-metallic threats and near-surface buried wires. The AN/PSS-14 upgrade kits allows the earlier models of the AN/PSS-14 to be upgraded to the AN/PSS-14C.