Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Quantico, VA intends to award a sole source contract to B. E. Myers, 14540 NE 81ST Street, Redmond, WA 98062; For a Safety Control Module for the Green Beam Designator III Custom (GBD-IIIC) LASER currently fielded. The GBD-IIIC is used to provide a visual warning to incoming vehicles that are approaching U.S. lethal force authorized zones. The purpose of this notice is to make the public aware of the Marine Corps Systems Command's intent to solicit a sole source proposal and award. The award will be for 1,187 each of the Safety Control Modules. B. E. Myers is the sole manufacturer of the GBD-IIIC LASER. The LASER Safety Control Modules are designed and manufactured exclusively by B. E. Meyers to provide an interlocking automatic shut down of the GBD-IIIC LASER. The Safety Contril Module on the GBD-IIIC will minimize the likelihood of accidentally firing at a target within the Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD). Failure to provide this capability as soon as possible could result in Marines and Iraqi civilians being inadvertently lased within the NOHD, resulting in permanent eye damage. The Safety Control Modlues must be compatible with the GBD-IIIC LASERs that are currently being employed by Marines in theater. This is not a formal solicitation; furthermore, this synopsis is not considered a Request for Quotation or Proposal. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the required capability is available from other sources and competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the purchase will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the following email address no later than 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time, 16 July 2008. EMAIL:
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