The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Vicksburg, MS intends to issue a sole source award utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Getinge USA Inc. for maintenance and repair to the Getinge Autoclave Steam Sterilizer, Model 733LS. The manufacturer is the only source that can provide these services due to the existing 15 year vessel company warranty. The maintenance shall include biannual preventive maintenance; service and repair for any system malfunction; and routine maintenance and repair/replacement of existing components and parts to sustain daily operations. The service provider must be trained and certified in servicing Getinge Autoclave equipment. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a size standard of $20.5M. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Christy Love at
[email protected]. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than 5 days from the posted date of this notice.