--INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE TO TELEDYNE RISI FOR CONTROL UNIT AND FIRING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC BRIDGE WIRE FIRING SYSTEM

The US Army Contracting Agency, Directorate of Contracting, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with Teledyne RISI, 32727 Corral Hollow Road, Tracy, CA , to provide Control Unit and Firing Module for Electronic Bridge Wire Firing System. The contemplated award amount is significantly less than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 325920 and the size standard is 750 employees. Interested per sons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This data must be sufficient enough to allow the government to evaluate the information relative to the above requirements. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 12:00 Noon, Eastern Standard Time, September 18th, 2006. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is Mary Ann Sadler, Purchasing Agent, and can be reached by phone at 410-278-0888, or by email at [email protected].