66 -- 30 CONS/LGCB INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE FOR SERVICES ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS WITH AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES The 30 CONS/LGCB, 30th Contracting Squadron, Bldg 7015 Section 2C, 806 13th Street Suite 2, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437 is issuing this notice as it intends to negotiate on a sole source basis Agilent Technologies, under authority of FAR 6.302, for a one(1) year, Firm Fixed Price, Service/Supply Contract to include four(4) optional one(1) year contracts to be renewed annually at the discretion of the government for maintenance and repair of one(1) Hewlett Packard 1100 Liquid Chromatograph with PAD. No solicitation will be issued. This instrument provides analyses to quantify hydrazine fuels and wastes. Contractor must be certified and provide factory trained technicians from Agilent Technologies and assure timely repair of this instrument. The California Laboratory Accreditation Program has stipulated that a service contract with the instrument manufacturer be initiated as a condition of laboratory accreditation. It is anticipated that award of this requirement shall be on or about October 1, 2000. Services are currently being performed Agilent Technologies using an existing contract vehicle. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which will replace SIC as of 01 Oct 00, is 334516. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC), which will no longer be used after 30 Sep 00, is 3826, 500 employees. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities, pricing, and any other information, which demonstrates their ability to meet the Governments needs. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the above address (Attn: SSgt William E. Barron reference F04684-01-QV008). All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action 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. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=F04684-01-QV008&LocID=528. E-MAIL: William Barron, William.Barron@vandenberg.af.mil. Posted 08/17/00 (D-SN487456).

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