70 -- DEGAUSSER

Notice of Contract Action for a Sole Source Procurement SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT FOR: 1 ea, P/N 951-0000 HD -1T DEGAUSSER, DESC: INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT WITH DATA SECURITY INC. The Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, CA intends to award a Sole Source purchase order to DATA SECURITY INC 729 Q Street Lincoln, NE 68508-1331. The Sole Source purchase will be for the following one (1) commercial item: 1 ea, P/N 951-0000 HD -1T DEGAUSSER, MODEL: DEGAUSSER Description: 1 ea, P/N 951-0000 HD -1T DEGAUSSER, 1 year extended warranty and 6 month certification. Degausser must meet DOD specifications for purging classified/sensitive information from hard disk media up to 5000 Oersteds including floppy disks, zip disks, jazz disks, and hard disk drives without removing the disk platters. Degausser must meet DOD specifications for purging all classified/sensitive information from tape media up to 2500 Oersteds including DLT III, DLT IV, Super DLT, LTO, 8 mm, DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4 and VHS. Degausser must accept hard drives to 1 inch high by 4 inches wide by 5.8 inches long. Degausser must be listed in the National Security Agency (NSA) Approved Degausser Products List (DPL). DATA SECURITY INC is the only known source that can satisfy the requirements of the Government at this time. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the (1) ea, P/N 951-0000 HD -1T DEGAUSSER, Responses may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or mailed to 412TW/PKDD, 5 South Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185, Attention: Kimberly Rabatin. Fax Number: 661-275-7862. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to open competition, based on response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. If the office has not received any affirmative written responses by Close of Business (COB), 28 APRIL 2006, a Sole Source purchase order will be pursued with DATA SECURITY INC 729 Q Street Lincoln, NE 68508-1331.