*****ATTENTION******ALL FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACUQISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO: Lauren McMinn, Contract Specialist; email:
[email protected] . No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX6M0392AX; Noun: Processor, File Serv. This contract action is for a five year Indefinite Delivery Indefenite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for maintenance and overal of Input NSNs: 7025-01-613-2079, Input Part Number: 903209-1, Output NSNs: 7025-01-613-2079, Output Part Number: 903209-1. Authority and Justification for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The proposed procurement is for services and supplies which cannot be obtained through full and open competition because only one responsible source is capable of satisfying the Agency's requirements, FAR 6.302-1. The effort is restricted to Miltope Corporation, CAGE 54418, the only known source capable of performing this work in the timeframe required to satisfy the Army's minimum needs. All interested sources must meet prequalificiation requirements in order to be eligible for award. To obtain approval, vendors must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package, for review and approval, to the Engineering Directorate (ED) Quality Engineeering Division. Source approval must be obtained prior to being considered for contract award. Approvals are made on an individual part number basis for a specific manufacturing location (CAGE). Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by following the SAR submission guidance provided on the website: http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casldba.casl_cmo_samsar. Questions concerning SAR submissions can be directed to the ED SAR Team at
[email protected] or call the SAR Team at 256-313-8978, 256-313-0341 or 256-313-8994. The closing date annotated is an estimated date for interested vendors, a pre-solicitation notice will be published on or about 1 Apr 2016 and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of solicitation, however; the solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated on the solicitation. Foreign firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency.