Visual & Fluorescent Magnetic Particle Inspection High Definition Video Bore Inspection System

Sole Source Intent:  The United States Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Yuma Proving Ground, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona, intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis to INTERTEST Inc, 303 Route 94 Columbia, NJ 07832.  The resultant contract will be a firm Fixed Priced (FFP) contract consisting of a quantity of one (1) Visual & Fluorescent Magnetic Particle Inspection High Definition Video Bore Inspection System (V&FMPI-HDVBIS) for 20-60mm Medium and 81-120 Mortar Cannon Gun Tubes.  This requirement will be procured using the acquisition procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. INTERTEST Inc is the only source capable of providing the required V&FMPI-HDVBIS that meet the form, fit, function and test conformance with the existing Visual & Fluorescent Magnetic particle inspection test equipment located at USAYPG. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 334513 – “Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables” with a size standard of 750 employees.  THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.  All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed requirement.  If you feel your firm possesses the ability to meet these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability to meet these requirements no later than 08:00 AM MST on 29 March 2021 to gail.b.essary.civ@mail.mil.