J--Small Business Purchase. Repair and Testing of Manual Reserve Osmosis Desalinators (MRODs) Units.

This notice is being published in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring the dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1. The Contracting Office for the 167 AW, West Virginia Air National Guard, intends to issue a sole-source, firm fixed price, purchase order to Katadyn North America, Inc for the repair and testing of Manual Reserve Osmosis Desalinators (MRODs) Units. This service is unique and proprietary to Katadyn North America, Inc., 6325 Sandburg Road I, Minneapolis, MN 55427 as being the only company authorized to repair and test the desalinators. Katadyn North America, Inc. is the manufacturer of the desalinators and are the only company authorized to make the repairs and to conduct the testing. This service includes salt water flush and pressure test, freshwater flush and membrane preservative dip, rebuilding of pump as needed, repair internal leaks and replace seals, replace membrane as needed, install new hoses and clean unit, visually inspect, units are restored to meet original specifications, repackaged and return to Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government shall consider all responses received by Monday, 9 September 2013 at 10:00 A.M. EST. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill the requirement. The 167 AW Contracting Office will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Please email MSgt Max R. Landis with responses or questions regarding this requirement to [email protected] This notice will close on 9 September 2013 at 10:00 A.M. EST. Contracting Office Address: 167 AW/MSC, Building 119, Martinsburg, WV 25405-7704 Point of Contact: MSgt Max R. Landis, 304-616-5231