Rapid Screening Device
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00174-25-SIMACQ-R3-0056
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 33411 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Indian Head, Maryland 20640, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for a Rapid Screening Device to Thermal Hazards Technology Inc. located in Clarksburg, New Jersey. The notice, posted on May 2, 2025, with a response deadline of May 17, 2025, indicates the government's intent to award a firm fixed price contract through a noncompetitive procurement process. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334111 and FSC code 7B20, specifically for computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing. Thermal Hazards Technology is being identified as the sole source due to its unique ability to produce a specialized rapid screening device for explosives assessment that offers capabilities not available from other manufacturers.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency about the intended sole source procurement while allowing other potential vendors an opportunity to demonstrate competitive capability. Interested parties must submit clear and convincing evidence by May 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST that they can meet the government's requirements and provide a more advantageous competitive solution. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit all statements and capabilities via email to Sharon Cooper at Sharon.g.cooper2.civ@us.navy.mil. The procurement will be conducted using other than full and open competition procedures under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C) (1). The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with a competitive procurement, and vendors should be aware that no costs incurred in responding to this notice will be reimbursed. The proposed contract will be a firm fixed price contract for a novel instrument that can simultaneously measure pressure, energy release, and collect product gases from heated explosives.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ). A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC, IHD), intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a noncompetitive basis to
THERMAL HAZARD TECHNOLOGY INC 9 Trenton Lakewood RD Clarksburg, New Jersey 08510
to provide the following: Rapid Screening Device
This action is be undertaken in accordance with FAR 13.106 (b) Soliciting from a single source, on the basis that the vendor is the only known source capable of meeting the government’s requirements.
Thermal Hazards Technology (THT) is the only company that makes a rapid screening device (RSD) for explosives assessment. The RSD is a novel instrument that simultaneously measures pressure and energy release as well as collects the product gases from heated explosives. The allowed sample size is larger than in other instruments that measure energy release, alleviating issues with sample homogeneity.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334111. The FSC code is 7B20 . The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract. Negotiation being conducted using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C) (1).
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for quotes. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by May 17 at 3PM (EST). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Responses to this electronic notice must be made by 3:00 p.m. EST on May 17, 2025. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements and capabilities to Sharon Cooper, via email: Sharon.g.cooper2.civ@us.navy.mil and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating a vendor's bona fide capability.
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