49--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Office intends to issue a sole source award to MMC Materials located at 815 W Fortification Street, Jackson, MS, 39203 for concrete mixer drum and drive unit that will replace the concrete mixer drum and drive unit that was rendered inoperative on a concrete mixer truck owned by MMC Materials. The mixer drum and mixer drive were rendered inoperative due to the failure of a highly specialized ultra-high performance concrete mixture that MMC was producing for the Government. The Government was responsible for the mixture that MMC Materials was producing in their mixer truck; therefore, the Government was responsible for the failure, not MMC Materials. MMC Materials is the only vendor that can provide the mixer drum and drive unit for their custom built trucks. The intent of this procurement is to award based on sole source requirement. This purchase will be made under simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). This notice is neither a request for quote nor a solicitation for offers. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation to the Contract Specialist by 12:00 PM CST, 23 July 2013. Interested parties may submit information for consideration by the Government to [email protected].