Postural Proprioceptive System

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840.

The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to issue a firm-fixed price purchase order to Ponte Services, LLC, a small business located in Murray, UT. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339112. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1,000 employees. The Government has deemed by Ponte Services, LLC to be a resonsible contractor with respect to performance.

Description of supplies:

Delos Postural Proprioceptive System (1 each), with the following characteristics:
• Electronic rocking board with visual tracking of the micro-movements off the support point
• Accommodates single foot stance, double foot stance and seating training sessions
• Three rolling radius options, 55/80/100mm, that allow for different levels of instability and the selective activation of postural strategies
• 1 degree DVC vertical controller- postural reader that measures the stability of the subject in static and dynamic position for single leg stance, double let stance and seated position
• 2 degree DVC vertical controller-2nd and 3rd postural reader that measure instability of other body parts to include knees, low back
• Postural station that provides physical support to the user and is a measuring tool of user's precautionary strategy by means of any integrated sensor
• Software that evaluates and trains proprioception in healthy and injured populations
• Provides individual and summary reports
• Foot pad wood/aluminum stable board
• Vest to secure postural reader
• Head band to secure postural reader
• Knee band to secure postural reader
• Installation and training

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. Based on previous market research conducted, the Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. Only one responsible source able to meet the Government's requirements was located.
The authority permitting other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Responses and questions shall be submitted to Rory Kouba at rory.kouba.2@us.af.mil and
Shaun Bright at shaun.bright@us.af.mil. The Government bears no legal liability for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

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