67--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has a requirement to purchase two (2) Phantom Miro R320S High-Speed Cameras and Accessories. The ERDC intends to issue an award to Vision Research, Inc., 100 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 (CAGE Code: 09PN9), on a sole source basis. It has been determined that the Phantom Miro R320S High-Speed Camera is the only equipment that meets all of GSL's requirements. It will be used to support a wide range of laboratory and field experiments conducted by GSL. This strategic purchase will increase the capability to capture high-quality, high-speed videos during experiments. Two (2) high-speed cameras each capable of capturing 1,380 frames per seconds (fps) at a high resolution of 1920X1380, equipped with 12 Gigabytes (GB) of internal memory and a 120 GB cineflash storage system are required. The Phantom Miro R320S 12 GB internal memory is the only high-speed camera system that meets all of GSL's requirements, and is fully compatible with existing software and hardware. It is necessary that this camera system be compatible with existing GSL systems due to software and interface capability. Vision Research, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and provider of the Phantom high-speed cameras and accessories. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The NAICS code for this requirement is 333316 with a size standard of 1000 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement 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. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to contact@example.gov. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of e-mail submissions. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on August 5, 2015. Point of Contact Traci K. Hoofman, Contract Specialist, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, Email contact@example.gov.