66--Actigraph GT3XE activity monitors

The U.S. RDECOM - Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division plans to award a firm fixed price purchase order to Actigraph L.L.C., located in Pensacola, Florida, for the procurement of Actigraph GT3XE activity monitors and ActiLife Software licenses. These items will be used to conduct accelerometer studies as part of a field-based Basic Combat Training study. This action is being pursued under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), indicating a non-competitive purchase due to specific circumstances. Questions related to this procurement must be submitted to the designated contact, Paul Hannah, by the specified deadline of May 7, 2010, at 4 pm. The purchase supports a Department of Defense project managed by the Natick Contracting Division in Massachusetts. Although this notification is not a request for quotes, it serves to gather information to determine whether a competitive procurement process might be needed in the future. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334510, which relates to the manufacturing of electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus. The contract documentation provides no indication of set-aside categories, emphasizing a direct acquisition approach for this specialized equipment and software essential to military training research.