J--Services to install optional equipment onto a fire engine.

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT using Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 13. The US Army Contracting Command, Tenant Contracting Division, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen, MD 21005 has a requirement to procure the following services for the installation of optional equipment to be installed onto the newly purchased fire engine. CLIN 0001 - Service The contractor shall provide the services for the installation of optional equipment to be installed onto the newly purchase fire engine. Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC): to be announced upon award Reference the attached Performance Statement of Work for details. CLIN 0002 - Accounting for Contract Services Cost for Providing Accounting for Contract Services - ACC-APG 5152.237-4900, Accounting for Contract Services Requirement, has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at: https://cmra.army.mil. For further assistance, email the CMRA Help Desk at https://[email protected]. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source purchase order to Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., 816 Commercial Avenue, Weyauwega, WI 54983. Pierce Diagnostics Corporation, is the sole source to provide the service needed because they are the sole proprietary that can provide this service. The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811111 and the Business Size Standard is 7.0. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order 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 8:00 AM Eastern Time, September 16, 2013. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. For questions concerning this Notice of Intent, contact Linda Reynolds, [email protected]. 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. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.