Notice of Intent to Sole Source - GAMMA Radar Maintenance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to GAMMA Remote Sensing Research and Consulting AG upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i). ERDC-CRREL intends to purchase the following for its existing GAMMA L-Band SAR radar system: recurring software updates and hardware maintenance, annual software and hardware support, a car rack assembly for mobile deployment, and technical support for field deployments. Gamma Remote Sensing Research and Consulting AG was identified as the only vendor capable of providing the required updates, maintenance, hardware, and support of its proprietary L-Band SAR radar system. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334511, which has a size standard of 1,250 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM EST, 20 September 2021 to [email protected] Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.