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 High-Speed Cameras and Accessories. The ERDC intends to issue an award to Vision Research, Inc., 100 Dey Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, on a sole source basis. It has been determined that the Phantom High-Speed Camera is the only equipment that has proven to be compatible with the ERDC instrumentation systems and to be reliable during dynamic tests. Existing complicated instrumentation setups used on projects are configured to operate with Phantom equipment supplied solely from Vision Research, Inc. In order to maintain consistency over the years of testing, the use of similar high-speed cameras and related equipment is mandatory. 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 June 23, 2015. Point of Contact Traci K. Hoofman, Contract Specialist, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, Email contact@example.gov.