--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO HIGH PRESSURE INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE B251 IPG INTERNAL PIEZO GAGE SYSTEM.

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 High Pressure Instrumentation (HPI) for the B251 IPG Internal Piezo gage system. HPI is the onl y source for a high quality internal piezoelectric measurement system in the world. The system will be used to support high priority testing at ATC. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 333912 and the size stan dard 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 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time, January 31st, 2007. This notice of intent i s 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]