OXFORD SERVICE CONTRACT RENEWAL

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not asolicitation or request for off ers. No solicitation package is available andtelephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and noother supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole source purchaseorder to Oxford Instruments America, Inc. of Concord, MA, 300 BAKER AVE STE 150, CONCORD MA 01742-2204 to furnish: __X

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0001 Description: PlasmaPro System 100 Cobra 300 Service/Maintenance for Inductively Coupled Plasma - Reactive Ion Etching System Quantity: One (1) Year with Four (4) year options. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for thisrequirement is 811210 with the size standard of $34M. The Federal Supply Code(FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is J066.

This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures inaccordance with: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases notexceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within one (1) calendar day of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence thatcompetition would be advantageous to the Government.

Information receivedwill be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not toconduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not tocompete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice issolely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any costconnected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is:

Carrie Cawley, email: carrie.a.cawley.civ@us.navy.mil Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and inthe “Subject” line of your email. This notice will close on : Saturday, 16 March 2023 at 11:00 AM, Local Time,Washington D.C.