45--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source.

The Department of Defense, through the Rock Island Contracting Center, intends to award a sole source contract to Webb Pump Company for the procurement of a water pump control panel required by Task Force Protector for the Detention Facility in Parwan. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13.106-1(b)(1), indicating that only one responsible source is capable of fulfilling the unique requirements of the agency, and the services or supplies cannot be obtained from any other vendor. The contract opportunity is not open for competitive proposals, but interested parties were invited to express their interest and demonstrate capability by a specified deadline to determine whether a competitive procurement process is necessary. However, the government's decision not to compete the contract is at its sole discretion. The solicitation, identified under number RCE1L3FBD05084 with a NAICS code of 332919, was posted on August 20, 2011, and is associated with the Rock Island, Illinois office. Webb Pump Company, located in Cranston, Rhode Island, is the intended sole source provider due to its unique capabilities and supply of the required equipment. Communications regarding interest had to be submitted by August 26, 2011, with all considerations regarding competition based solely on responses received by that date. This action underscores the specialized nature of the requirement and the agency’s reliance on a single supplier to fulfill its operational needs.