The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344. This is a Sole Source synopsis published for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the procurement of Radiation Machine Repair. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 811219: Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Business size standard for NAICS 811219 is $19,000,000.00. The proposed source is Canberra Industries Inc., 800 Research Parkway, Meriden CT 06450. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by Wednesday, 30 Mar 2016, 1:00 P.M. EST. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: The 88th MDG War Reserve Material (WRM) is requesting the repair/calibration of one Detector, Environmental, Ionizing Radiation (Cryo-Pulse 5) probe Manufactured by Canberra Industries. These detector repairs will need to meet the below specifications. - Contractor must have an ISO-9001 certificate. - Repair will require a detector element reprocessing (Detector Non-Sege Service Level 3) and a recalibration (ISOCS Calibration Validation) this Repair and Calibration must be completed at the manufactures facility. - Shipping to the company will be at the government's expense and return shipping shall be included in the price of the repair/calibration. - The manufacture must complete a final inspection and operational check on the unit to ensure proper function of equipment prior to returning the unit to Wright-Patterson WRM. The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM by telephone at 866-606-8220 or online at https://www.sam.gov. Any information should be e-mailed to
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, 30 Mar 2016, 1:00 P.M. EST. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "Radiation Machine Repair". Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.