99--MTS 815 Rock and Concrete Test System Upgrade

There is not a solicitation this is Sole Source procurement. This is notice of the Government's intent to award a sole source procurement. The Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado intends to solicit and award using other than full and open competition to the MTS Systems Corporation. NAICAS code: 334519. MTS Systems Corporation will upgrade the existing MTS 815 Rock Mechanics Testing System. The upgraded testing system will utilize all existing instruments and maintain all capabilities of the system. The upgrade will include all system controls, signal condition, data acquisition, test control, test execution, and data analysis. It will also include all calibrations of instruments associated with the test system and a one year warranty. This is not a request for competitive quotations, rather a notice of the Government's intent to award a sole source procurement. The determination of the Government not to open the requirement to full and open competition was made under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. For information concerning this procurement, please contact: Judy Chamberlin at 303-445-2606 or by e-mail: [email protected].