NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE BATTERIES

Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tobyhanna Division, Tobyhanna, PA 18466 intends to award a sole source purchase order to Applied Research Associates, Inc., 250 Beanville Rd, Randolph VT, 05060. This supply requirement is for the purchase of 3,791 each Mini Battery Replacement Kits, Part Number: KIT-0223. Applied Research Associates, Inc. is currently the only vendor providing Replacement Battery Kits for the Expendable Unattended Group Sensor program and is a required source for this purchase. These batteries are specific to the sensors previously procured by the government. The specialized battery is required for installation in remotely placed, expendable unattended ground sensors.