44--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE

SPECIAL NOTICE: This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 6.302-1. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick Contracting Division intends to issue a firm fixed price purchase order to TA Instruments, to provide a replacement furnace for the TA Instrument Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) to support several teams with analytical research that is being conducted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this buy is 334516. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to complete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please contact Maribel A. Vasquez with responses or questions regarding this requirement at [email protected] . NO telephonic inquiries. This notice will close on 23 May 2014.