NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE MASTER BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO CMS RESEARCH CORP

BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL ACTIVITY – RICHMOND, KENTUCKY IS ISSUING A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) TO PROVIDE AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY OF CMS RESEARCH CORPORATION MINICAM REPAIR PARTS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE KITS, AND SOFTWARE. IT IS THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO AWARD AN INTERNAL BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA), IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(B)(1)(I), TO CMS RESEARCH TO PROVIDE AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY OF CMS RESEARCH CORPORATION MINICAM REPAIR PARTS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE KITS, AND SOFTWARE. THE INTENT OF THIS BPA IS TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A COST-EFFECTIVE RAPID RESPONSE METHOD OF PREVENTING OPERATION FAILURE OF THE MINICAMS THAT SUPPORT HEALTH AND HUMAN SAFETY AT BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL ACTIVITY. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE RESULTING AGREEMENT WILL BE 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF AWARD WITH TWO AVAILABLE OPTION YEARS THAT MAY BE EXERCISED AT THE GOVERNMENT’S DISCRETION. THE BPA MASTER LIMIT IS FOR A BASE YEAR AND ALL OPTIONS IS $225,000; WHERE NO SINGLE BPA CALL MAY EXCEED $75,000 IN TOTAL COST. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.303-3(A)(2), THE GOVERNMENT IS OBLIGATED ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF AUTHORIZED PURCHASES MADE UNDER THE BPA. MARKET RESEARCH HAS FOUND NO OTHER VENDOR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THESE PARTS OR CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THESE PARTS IN THE TIME NEEDED TO PREVENT MISSION FAILURE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.207(C)(16) ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH IS 29 AUGUST 2024, AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO AWARD MULTIPLE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR PROCEED WITH AWARDING A SOLE SOURCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT. THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED. THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS 334516 WITH A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF 1000. ALL VENDORS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN SAM.GOV AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. ANY OFFEROR THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL BE REJECTED AS NON-RESPONSIVE. THE METHOD OF CONTRACTOR SELECTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.