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K -- DISASSEMBLY, REMOVAL, REFURBISHMENT AND RE-INSTALLATION OF SURFACE ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT SOL DAAL01-95-R-9816 DUE 053195 POC Eileen Frazier, Contract Specialist, (301) 394-3374, Tamara J. Verdon, Contracting Officer, (301) 394-4681. Disassembly of existing Surface Analysis equipment, moving equipment from Watertown, MA to contractor's facility, refurbishment of the equipment at the contractor's facility and assembly and installation of the equipment at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD. Reinstallation shall be NLT 31 January 1997. It is the intent of the Government to award a contract on a sole source basis to Kratos Analytical, Inc., Columbia, MD 07446, purusant to FAR 6.302-1. Extensive market research has demonstrated that there is only one or a limited number of responsible sources. Firms that recognize and can produce the required items described above are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer, and provide supporting evidence to the Contracting Officer within fifteen (15) calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis. The final determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based on any information provided, is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a bid or proposal which will be considered by the Agency. No telephone requests will be honored. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0136)

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