--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION FOR AN IDENTIFINDER SURVEY 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 Thermo Electron Corporation, 5981 Airport Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507. The contractor shall prov ide the following system: IdentiFINDER, IDF-NHG+, digital handheld MCA, dose rate meter, source finder, and nuclide identification system. This is a proprietary item of Thermo Electron Corporation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334519 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 5:00 PM , Eastern Daylight Tim e, August 22nd , 2006. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is Tanya Peel, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected].