N -- Sole Source Award for Installation of X-Ray Machine

The 436th Contracting Squadron intends to make a sole-source award to Swissray, 1180 McLester St., Unit 2, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 for the purchase of services to pack, move, install, QA, and regulatory test a Swissray Multi ddR X-Ray machine (serial # S401542). Under the authority provided in Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b), the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Interested parties are invited to submit information concerning their capabilities, experience, and other data pertinent to their ability to provide the same type service without voiding the warranty or maintenance agreement of the equipment no later than 2:00 p.m. EST August 18, 2005. Pricing data may be submitted. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicting your firm’s capability to provide the proprietary services. This is not a request for proposal and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of an evaluation of the information received. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received; however, this information will be used in the Contracting Officer’s assessment of capable sources. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Brett Clark (302) 677-5234. Responses to this notice must be sent to [email protected] . The size limitation for email attachments is five megabytes per individual email message. Only email responses will be permitted. If after August 18, 2005 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, the Contracting Officer shall initiate a contract award solely to Swissray.