Track Cone Penetrometer Truck (CPT)

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.

This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. NAICS: 541511.

The New Orleans District, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, unique supplies and services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities, and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

The Government intends to procure one (1) track-mounted, 20-ton, direct-push platform and testing system for geotechnical and environmental applications completely equipped and ready for field use with power systems for self-propelled mobility and pushing rods, electronic controls, cones, rods, computerized data acquisition system with necessary software in a climate-controlled enclosure.

Companies must be registered in SAM (sam.gov) and may express their interest, accompanied by supporting literature, no later than 19 June 2017 by 12:00pm Central Standard Time. Responses should be sent to timothy.d.bell@usace.army.mil and michelle.y.lappen@usace.army.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement; therefore, the initial submission must include adequate information for the Contracting Officer to determine whether the contractor is capable of providing the required services. Additional information will not be requested. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.