38--38-NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The U.S. Army's Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) through its Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) plans to issue a sole source, firm-fixed-price simplified acquisition contract to NDCO Construction Services, Inc., based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), which authorizes non-competitive contracting when only one source is available. The purchase order is for one unit of the ECO-CUTTER EC-25 Rotary Cutter. This acquisition falls under the NAICS code 238910, which pertains to site preparation contractors. The contract notice was posted on September 28, 2010, and the contracting office is located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The action is specifically for a sole source award, indicating that NDCO Construction Services, Inc. is uniquely qualified or authorized to provide this equipment, and no competitive bidding is being pursued. This streamlined approach suggests urgency or specialized requirements for the rotary cutter critical to the department’s operations.