59--Sole Source to Cernex Inc.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, acting on behalf of the Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC) under the Development Test Command of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, plans to award a firm-fixed-price, sole source contract to Cernex, Inc. This contract is for the procurement of X Band Amplifiers, identified by part numbers CNL09112625-01 and CNL09112415-01. The requirement specifically calls for the exact technical and physical match to the amplifiers currently used in the system being duplicated, making Cernex, the original provider, the sole source for this acquisition. The announcement is made under the sole source provision consistent with FAR 6.302-1 and is not a solicitation for competition but rather serves informational purposes. The contract notice indicates that responses or information provided by interested parties before 4:30 p.m. EST on June 20, 2005, will be considered, with an anticipated award date of June 21, 2005. Questions must be submitted exclusively via email to the contact person, Don Clifton, at the Minerals Management Service, with no acceptance or acknowledgment of telephonic inquiries. This acquisition is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5. The contracting agency is the Acquisition Management Division of the Department of the Interior, based in Sterling, VA.