PROPOSED NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION IAW FAR 5.201FOR SERVICE AND MAINTEANCE FOR Z-BACKSCATTER VANS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT Notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to American Science and Engineering Inc for a 6 month contract with two three month options. This is a brand name procurement for the service and preventative and corrective maintenance of 22 Z Backscatter Vans (ZBV) and 7 66Z+ X-ray inspection systems utilized by CPATT at various Ports of Entry (POEs) located throughout Iraq in support of Ministry of Interior inspections for contraband and explosives. It also includes bumper to bumper services for the chassis van that houses the ZBW X-ray technology. Currently the estimated range is valued at $1M to $5M. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror’s ability to meet all requirements. Award will not occur prior to 7 days after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. This purchase will be under Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.302-1 and FAR 16-505(b)(2)(ii). The anticipated award date is 31 December 2005. Point of contact for this purchase is Lt Sherrie Remington “
[email protected]” at 703-544-1458.