66--Notice of Intent to award Sole Source to Thermo Fisher Scientific

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT to procure the following: This requirement is for the procurement of one Thermo Scientific X1 Upgrade to Thermo Scientific ArrayScan VTI HCI. Requirement includes Photometrics X1 CCD, compatible Dell T5600 workstation and latest software upgrade for ArrayScan VTI HCI . This requirement includes installation of equipment and software by a certified technician at government location and 1 year warranty on installed parts. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source contract (as prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1) to Thermo Fisher Scientific, 710 Bridgeport Avenue , Shelton, CT, 06484-4750. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the sole manufacturer of the instruments, and is the only contractor capable of providing the support and software upgrades on this proprietary equipment. The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Posting date of this requirement is 28 May, 2014. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 7 June 2014. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. This award is being made by the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground Tenant Contracting Division, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR A SOLICITATION OF OFFERS. For questions concerning this Notice of Intent, contact Andrew Fortier at [email protected]. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.