67--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The contract involves a sole source procurement by the ERDC Contracting Office under the authority of FAR part 13, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures to acquire a Digital Light Field Plenoptic Image System from RAYTRIX GMBH, a company based in Kiel, Germany. The requirement originates from the Topographic Engineering Center's Research Division, which is seeking this specialized imaging system through a commercial acquisition process. Interested firms are invited to submit written capability statements to demonstrate their ability to supply the system, with a submission deadline of 3:00 p.m. CST on August 23, 2012. These submissions will be reviewed solely to determine whether the procurement should proceed competitively or remain a sole source award, with the government retaining full discretion on this decision. No request for proposal will be issued from this notice of intent, and only written communications referencing the solicitation number will be accepted, with responses directed to the named government contact. The solicitation number is W81EWF21641422, and the associated NAICS code is 333314. The notice serves to inform interested parties about the upcoming sole source procurement while allowing the possibility for competition should credible suppliers respond before the deadline. Oral communications are explicitly excluded from consideration in this evaluation process.