69--6-in-1 Trainers and associated exercises

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground Natick Contracting Division has a requirement for the following items; 6-in-1 Trainers; "Cut Suits" and related training and exercise materials. U.S. Army ACC-APG NCD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Strategic Operations, Inc. San Diego CA under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a single source, only one source reasonable available. The items listed above will be used by the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) to assess existing Infantry Immersive Training (IIT) to determine suitability for training US Navy Hospital Corpsman under the most hyper-realistic immersive conditions. NHRC objectives for the assessment requires that six specific point of entry treatments be addressed; 1) Airway injury assessment and management; 2) Nasopharyngeal airway; 3) Surgical cricothyroidotomy; 4) Needle Decompression for tension pneumothorax; 5) intraosseous (IO) fluid replacement (sternum) and; 6) intraosseous (IO) fluid replacement ( humerus). Market Research performed confirmed that several small businesses had the capability to fulfill NHRCs requirement, however, only Strategic Operations Inc offered a product that directly addressed the six point of entry treatments as required by NHRC and these products are only available from Strategic Operations Inc. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339999. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3842 and the Small Business Size Standard is 500. This is a Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements. The Government anticipates awarding one (1) Firm Fixed Price contract. All questions must be directed to Ms. Yvette Daltorio, Procurement Specialist, via email at [email protected]. The closing date of this notice is 15 June 2012.