--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO EKTO MANUFACTURING CORP FOR EQUIPMENT SHELTERS FOR PROTECTION OF HIGH SPEED IMAGING SYSTEMS.

The U.S. Army contracting Agency, Directorate of Contracting, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with Ekto Manufacturing Corporation, P. O. Box 449, Sanford ME 04073-0449. The contractor will provi de seven Model 855 equipment shelters. These are proprietary items. The shelters have been configured to provide the proper size, power, and insulation to support testing conducted by Aberdeen Test Center. The North American Industry Classification Syst em (NAICS) for this requirement is 332311 and the size standard is 500 employees. Interested persons may identify their interest, in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 10:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, January 25th, 2007. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is Irene Mancuso, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected].