Acrylic Blast Media

SOLE SOURCE NOTICE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS/QUOTES This announcement constitutes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action for a non-competitive acquisition to be awarded by the 502d Contracting Squadron at JBSA Randolph AFB, TX to Midvale Environmental Technologies, (Midvale) 6310 Knox Industrial Dr. St. Louis, MO. The requirement is for the purchase of 40 300lb plastic drums of Type VII GPX Starch-g Acrylic Blast Media manufactured by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). The Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office has evaluated and approved the Type VII media for use on particular Randolph aircraft as other media is too aggressive. ADM is the sole manufacturer of the product and Midvale is their only known distributor. This notice is neither a request for quote nor a solicitation of offers; however, vendors that feel they can fulfill this requirement should notify the points of contact identified in this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses received is solely at the discretion of the Government and the Government will not reimburse any costs incurred as a result of the response. Information received will be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement under NAICS 327910 with a size standard of 500 employees. Questions, concerns, or responses should be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Vivian Fisher, at [email protected] and the Contracting Officer, Richard K. Bush, [email protected] not later than 2:00PM on 19 May 14.