Award - Mechanic Testing Lab equipment upgrade

This acquisition was pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. 3201(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” This requirement was synopsized with the utilization of FAR Part 12 and 13.5 procedures.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Procurement Group, Patuxent River, MD in support of Air Systems Group, Materials Engineering Test Laboratory awarded a follow-on Firm-Fixed Price contract to MTS Systems Corporation (Cage Code 34145, 14000 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344-2247, for Mechanic Testing Laboratory Equipment. MTS Systems Corporation is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of Mechanical Testing Equipment within the Air Vehicle Systems, Materials Engineering Test Laboratory.

Multiple laboratory systems utilizes many of this previously procured equipment and technology from MTS which provides test results and data packages in support of multitude of experiments. Consequently new test equipment must be compatible with existing components presently installed at this laboratory. Additionally, software provided in this procurement must be able to use existing test methods and procedures already developed on current test equipment.

MTS Systems is the only company that can provide software and hardware updates to existing equipment within our laboratory and maintain full functionality, and has proprietary rights to software used to operate the test equipment. All previous support, including calibration and interface with for existing test equipment, has been provided by MTS Systems Corporation.