U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

H -- INTERACTIVE AGENT AND SIMULANT TESTING OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SAMPLES SOL DAAD16-00-T-1120 DUE 092200 POC Point of Contact -- Mitchell L. Robinson, Contract Specialist, Contracting Officer -- Judith Uthoff E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist assigned, Mitchell.Robinson@natick.army.mil. The U.S. Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division intends to negotiate with Veridian Engineering, 4455 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14225 on an other than full and open competitive basis (FAR 6.302) to acquire testing services to obtain the number values of breakthrough time by appropriate challenge conditions for chemical warfare agents and a simulant on Joint Services Light Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) uniforms. Tests are to be performed on designated samples of the permeable chemical protective uniform material at suitable challenge conditions and in dry and 80% relative humidity environment. Test samples will be provided by the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, Natick, MA upon contract award. A firm fixed price contract lasting three months is planned. All deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination to the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA. The Government believes that this contractor is the only source ableto provide the required services in the required time frame. There are only five testing companies awarded surety by the government to use chemical warfare agents that perform sorption tests on chemical protective garments. Veridian is the only company out of the five that provides the critical small-set testing with closely designed procedures and prompt testing and reporting in cooperation with the Soldier Systems Center. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice represents the only official notice. There is no solicitation document for this acquisition. Interested parties may contact the Contract Specialist assigned to this acquisition via email at Mitchell.Robinson@natick.army.mil. Firms will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with information submitted in response to this announcement. See Note 22. Posted 08/07/00 (W-SN483161). (0220)

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