--INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

The U.S. Army Contracting Agency at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, plans to award a sole source contract to The Boeing Company for the rental of an altitude chamber along with labor, fuel, supplies, and other materials necessary to test four 15 KW generators. This contract will be awarded under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which allows for non-competitive contracting when only one responsible source is available. Boeing, a large business based in Seattle, WA, is identified as the sole capable provider for this specialized testing service. The contract falls under NAICS code 541380, with a size standard of $11 million. The notice, posted on April 18, 2008, emphasizes that this is not a solicitation for bids but an intent to negotiate a sole source contract. Interested parties were invited to express interest in writing by April 23, 2008, to Rosalind McFadden, the Contracting Specialist. The contract’s primary objective is to secure the altitude chamber rental and associated services that are critical for conducting generator testing for the Department of Defense. The contracting office handling this procurement is the Directorate of Contracting, Aberdeen Proving Ground, reinforcing its focus on meeting military testing requirements.