SPECIAL NOTICE
45 -- A radiant heated carpet system purchase is required to be used in military shelters.
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238220
— Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Natick (SPS), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY13P0258
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Sean Auld, 508-233-6183
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Natick (SPS)
(sean.g.auld.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, CCAP-SCN, Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of the Natick Soldier System Center (NSSC), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to: Innovative Products Group Inc. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement listed. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 1. Nature and description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs: A radiant heated carpet system purchase is required to be used in military shelters. Based on market research Innovative Products Group Inc. is the only radiantly heated floor provider that provides zone control heating with smart electronic thermostat controllers and other safety features. 2. A demonstration that the proposed contractor is the only source available to provide these services or goods (i.e. unique qualifications, proprietary rights, etc.): Market research was conducted by posting a sources sought/RFI which resulted in only Innovative Products Group Inc. as the interested contractor. Innovative Products Group Inc. has had a prior working relationship with the DoD in developing a radiantly heated floor system and their initial deliverable demonstrated a reduction in fuel consumption when compared to an incumbent forced hot air heater. 3. A description of the market research that was conducted and the results, or a statement of the reason a market research was not conducted: In extensive market research, other radiant heating systems were discovered, but none other employed the mesh structure of the Innovative Products Group Inc. product as well as the advanced zone control thermostat controller. A sources sought/RFI was posted to FedBizOps on 3 April 2013 with a suspense date of 12 April 2013. No responses from interested parties were received. 4. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: Innovative Products Group Inc. has had a prior working relationship with the DoD in developing a radiantly heated floor system and their initial deliverable demonstrated a reduction in fuel consumption when compared to an incumbent forced hot air heater. 5. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required: In the future another sources sought approach will be used to see if the commercial market has changed for the required heated carpet system. 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses to this requirement to the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-SCN, Natick Contracting Division via e-mail: Sean.G.Auld.civ@mail.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. 3 June 2013. Contracting Office Address: Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-SCN, Natick Contracting Division US Army Soldier Systems Center Kansas Street, Building 1 Natick, MA 01760-5011 Point of Contact: Sean Auld Contract Specialist Sean.G.Auld.civ@mail.mil
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