Intent to Sole Source: HORIBA Instruments Raman Spectrometer PC Controller Upgrade and Laser Installation

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBA, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a sole source contract for informational purposes only.

This proposed action is for the acquisition of Horiba Raman Spectrometer PC Controller upgrade and Laser Installation for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) located at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13-106-1(b)(1), “Contracting officers may solicit from only one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available”, resulting in a firm fixed price contract.

The Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available: HORIBA Instruments Inc. This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. Business size standard is $12.5 million dollars. The proposed source is HORIBA Instruments Inc., 20 Knightsbridge Rd. Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-3913, USA.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received within five (5) days of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows:

The proposed vendor, HORIBA Instruments Inc., is the only known source able to satisfy the Government's requirements as they own all proprietary rights. Both AFIT and contracting personnel have utilized the Internet to research additional sources, reviewed past buys, and search similar efforts on SAM.gov, but were unable to find other resources that were able to meet this requirement.

Contracting published a Sources Sought on SAM.gov on 17 July 2024 with a response date of 24 July 2024. No capability statements were received. The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for contracts issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM at 866-606-8220. SAM website: www.SAM.gov.

The contact for this acquisition is Dametria Walder. Any information should be e-mailed to dametria.walder@us.af.mil no later than 1:00 pm Local (Wright-Patterson AFB) Time, Monday, 05 August 2024. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “FA860124Q0151 Horiba Raman Spectrometer PC Controller upgrade and Laser Installation.” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters.

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Attachments: Performance Work Statement Redacted Sole Source Justification