Notice of intent to award sole soure

Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source Contract: The U.S. Air Force, Material Command intends to negotiate and issue a sole source award to obtain On-site Preventative Maintenance (PM), Calibration and repair of fifteen (15) different Inston "Materials" Testing machines for the 809 th MXSS located at Hill AFB. The anticipated duration of the award for the PM, Cal and Repair is one base year and four option years. Every year a determination will be made per FAR 17.207(f) prior to exercising said option year's services. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Instron asserts that the units can only be repaired, maintained and calibrated by them as the equipment is proprietary to Instron. The OEM doesn't allow any third parties to do any maintenance on their proprietary equipment. U.S. Air Force Material Command intends to negotiate this requirement under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501. The sole source procurement will be awarded as a simplified acquisition in accordance with FAR parts 12 and 13. This notice and combined synopsis/solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination to compete this procurement based on a response to the combined synopsis/solicitation and this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interest parties who believe they possess the capabilities to satisfy this requirement may submit a response to the combined synopsis/solicitation demonstrating their abilities to meet the requirements. All responses should be in writing via e-mail, fax or mail prior to 2nd Jan 2018 no later than 1630 hrs. MST.