Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Autoclave Calibration & Service

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Heidolph North America, LLC. upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b). The Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)’s Office of Technical Directors Biogeochemical Sciences Branch (BSB) in Hanover, NH requires annual calibration and maintenance work by Heidolph North America, LLC for their Autoclave Tuttnauer model 3870 ELVP (s/n 18010909); CRREL owns and operates the Autoclave that supports market research activities. The Autoclave device requires yearly system maintenance and calibration to ensure compliance with warranty and continued performance assurance required for CRREL research. Requirement: The technical services necessary for the regular calibration and maintenance of the Autoclave device includes annual preventative maintenance and certification to maximize life cycle of the equipment and identify problems before they cause failure. Heidolph North America, LLC has been identified as the only source capable of providing and servicing the Autoclave and there are no other authorized companies able to provide the calibration and maintenance work, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Its hardware and software currently in use by CRREL and in order to maintain the warranty and functionality of Autoclave, Heidolph North America, LLC must be the provider of the requested services. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM CDT, 01 July 2024 to [email protected] . Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to aprospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note : In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.