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THIS REQUIREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS SOLE SOURCE. THE NOTICE IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 3204(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Government intends to award this purchase on a sole source basis; however, all quotes will be considered. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should represent the vendor’s best quote in terms of price and technical acceptability. The Government will not pay for any information received. This announcement is a request for quote (RFQ). This requirement is being synopsized as a small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333998 and PSC code 6670. ***NOTE: Please fill-in and sign the attached provision document and include with your submission to be considered eligible. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), located at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD intends to establish a FFP contract on a sole source basis to Mettler Toledo LLC, 1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240-4035. The Contractor shall provide the following: Please see attached Solicitation N0042124Q0123. Period of Performance: Contract services shall be performed from the date 01 March 2024 through 28 February 2027 for a base year and two (2) option years, as follows: Base Year: 01 March 2024 through 28 February 2025 Option Year One: 01 March 2025 through 28 February 2026 Option Year Two 01 March 2026 through 28 February 2027 Acceptance and Delivery will be to: Attn: Brian Brownell Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two One, Hangar 111, 22755 Saufley Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1606. Shipping Charges: Not applicable. Contracting Office Address: 21983 Bundy Road, Building 441, Patuxent River, MD 20670 Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this synopsis/solicitation. Therefore, it is incumbent on the offeror to provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc. in order for the Government to make an adequate technical assessment of the proposal. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (DEVIATION 2018-O0018) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award in accordance with FAR Part 12 on a lowest priced, technically acceptable basis. The offeror shall provide backup information verifying the price offered, e.g., a copy of current catalog, invoices for the same equipment, etc. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Mar 2020) with its quote. FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2018-O0021) is incorporated by reference. Please provide the following information with your quote: CAGE Code: UEI #: Payment Terms of NET 30. Pricing - are these items on a commercial published, on-line, or internal Price list. If available on a price list provide a copy. All price listings will be kept confidential. If not available on a price list please provide information on how pricing is determined (example: item cost+ %, labor rate and materials, etc.) Estimated Delivery Date or Period of Performance: Invoicing and payment will be made thru Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), TERMS: NET 30. As of October 1, 2007, it became mandatory to be registered in order to process any government procurement. If you are not registered, please take a moment to do so at https://wawf.eb.mil/.