SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Research and Development
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W91A2K90972038
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey Bernard, 508-233-5984<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and 6.302-3, the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering (RDEC) Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division (NCD), Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier, Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA intends to award a Contract on a sole source basis with Boston Dynamics, 78 Fourth Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451 for Experimental and Simulation-based Analysis of Quick Release Deployment Forces of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV). The proposed contractor, Boston Dynamics has worked with the Government in the past and for this procurement they will use knowledge from their previous procurements to expand upon the Tactical Vest. Any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 5 days from the date of publication of this announcement. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements, yet must be limited to 2 pages. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, NCD will proceed with awarding a firm fixed price purchase to Boston Dynamics. Nothing herein should be misconstrued as a request for proposal. No solicitation document is available. Any questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Mr. Jeff Bernard or by email to: jeff.bernard@us.army.mil. This synopsis expires May 3rd, 2009 at 2:30pm EST.
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