58 -- First Defender

It is the intent of this agency to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This agency intends to award to Ahura Corporation, 46 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, MA 01887. This is not a request for competitive proposals. USSOCOM and USCENTCOM require a product that can immediately identify suspicious materials such as; unknown solids, powders, liquids, and mixtures to support mail screening force protection operations. Market research was conducted and comparable products were limited in materials that could be identified. The only other product was HAZMATCAD which was focused for chemical gases and agents and not the specifics of powders, solids, and liquids that would be more conducive for identifying materials of suspicious and contaminated mail.