acquisition of eight (8) each A/N720 seal housings

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A SYNOPSIS. THE SOLICITATION PERTAINING TO THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE. The Army Contracting Command-Redstone has a requirement for the acquisition of eight (8) each A/N720 seal housings. This requirement will be solicited as a sole source requirement to COI Ceramics, Incorporated of 9617 Distribution Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92121-2307. COI Ceramics' proprietary matrix composite material, A/N720, establishes COI as the only manufacturer of the specific seal houses that is compatible with existing government hardware. No other brand name of seal housing meets the technical specifications required to support flight-test hardware insulation of the FE-1 flight assembly. Solicitation number W31P4Q-16-Q-0019 is to be a firm fixed price acquisition, in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1 (b). The corresponding NAICS code for this procurement is 339991. CLIN 0001 will be issued for eight (8) each A/N720 seal housings and CLIN 0002 will be issued for Freight and Shipping. All responsible concerns may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Contract award is anticipated on or about 29 December 2015. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Email response is preferred; point of contact for further information is contact@example.gov or via facsimile at +1 (555) 000-0000, marked to the attention of Leslie Allen.