66--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

USACE, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Office intends to issue a sole source award to Advanced Geosciences, Inc., 2121 Geoscience Drive, Austin, TX 78726-1022 for a SuperSting Resistivity Imaging system. Advanced Geosciences, Inc. is uniquely qualified to provide this system based on being the sole manufacturer and source provider. Patent, copyright, and proprietary software code, and licensing agreements limits competition for in-house software pacakage. The SuperSting system is compatible with current in-house equipment and capabilities. The Government intends to procure from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures per FAR 13. Interested parties may submit their capabilities and qualifications to provide this system in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. CST on Friday, August 2, 2013. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFQ/RFP will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to contact@example.gov with solicitation number referenced in the subject line.