Description
This notice will serve as notification of a Sole Source solicitation for the following: Operational Contracting, US Air Force Academy intends to award a Sole Source contract utilizing simplified acquisition procedures to Cobalt Solutions, LLC, 4636 New Carlisle Pike, Springfield, OH 45504-3336. Cobalt Solutions, LLC is the only known source that meets the USAFA requirements for C-130 grid generation. The requiring activity states that the original grids used in their research project were developed by Dr. Jim Forsythe of Cobalt Solutions, LLC (Purchase Order #FA7000-04-P-0345). He and his co-workers are very familiar with the complexities of the C-130 geometry and have the experience necessary to make a new set of computational grids in a reasonable amount of time and for a prescribed price. The grids that are being developed will need to be computationally solved using the flow solver program called Cobalt, which was developed by Cobalt Solutions, LLC. Cobalt requires an expensive license to run and is the only flow solver available on their computer cluster to perform computational aerodynamics predictions. This will be a firm Fixed Price contract. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This procurement is for the acquisition of a sole source commercial item using simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. FAR provisions 52.212-3-Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items and 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items apply. In addition, the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: (b) 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 31. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clause is included as an addendum: Department of Defense FAR Supplement 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration. You are reminded to refer to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, regarding Solicitation Amendments. The full text of any provision referenced herein may be accessed electronically at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Please refer any questions to Contract Specialist, at 719-333-2984 or, Contracting Officer, at 719-333-3929.