SPECIAL NOTICE
59 -- Optical Interrorgator Sole Source Notice
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, VICKSBURG, Mississippi, 39180-6199, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W912HZ-15-R-8987
- Point of Contact
- Brian T. Gladney, Phone: 6016343908
- E-Mail Address
-
Brian.T.Gladney@usace.army.mil
(Brian.T.Gladney@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, Contracting Office intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Optasense, Inc., of Santa Clara, CA., 3350 Scott Blvd, Bldg #1, Santa Clara, CA 95054-3107 (Cage Code: 7DBG0 ) for an Optical Interrogator for Linear Sensing System. It has been determined that only one source is reasonably available to fulfill this requirement. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334413 with a size standard of 500 employees. Nature and/or description of the action being approved: An Optical Interrogator is required to measure the strain distribution along the entire length of an optical fiber. The interrogator, used in conjunction with a fiber optic cable, is a seismic sensor and can be deployed on land and in shallow water. The government previously purchased similar optical interrogators from the same vendor and manufacturer, OptaSense/Qinetiq (OptaSense, a Qinetiq Company. From this previous purchase software was developed for this system which included a user interface and classification capabilities. The outputs of the interrogator purchased in this acquisition are compatible with the other OptaSense systems and will allow the Geotech Engr and Geoscience Branch to install and use existing software on this system, thus saving the government time and money in the development of new software. Optasense, Inc. is the sole provider of the Optical Interrogator needed. Identification of Statutory Authority permitting other than full and open competition: Contracting without providing for full and open competition under this acquisition may be accomplished pursuant to the authority 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Demonstration of the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited: The outputs of the interrogator purchased in this acquisition are compatible with the other OptaSense systems and will allow the GEGB to install and use existing software on this system, thus saving the government time and money in the development of new software. Optasense, Inc. is the sole provider of the Optical Interrogator needed. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. All interested responsible sources who feel they are capable of fulfilling this requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be in writing and must be provided in sufficient detail to clearly demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Any information submitted shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement shall be submitted to Brian Gladney at Brian.T.Gladney@usace.army.mil. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than 5 days from the posted date of this notice. Contracting Office Address: USACE ERDC, Vicksburg ATTN: ERDC-CT 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Point of Contact(s): Brian T. Gladney, 6016343908
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