Notice of Intent to Sole Source / Sources Sought to Coherent Inc. (On-Site Maintenance Agreement)

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at West Point intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to only one responsible source in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and 13.501(a)(1)(ii). "Only one responsible source" is based on the company being the sole developer and provider of the product and / or service and is therefore the only source capable of satisfying the Government's requirement. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with: Coherent Inc. 5100 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA. 95054-1112 REQUIREMENT: Perform on-site maintenance on Coherent META 10C Laser QUANTITY: 1 each *PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 08/01/21 thru 09/30/22 *(subject to change) This is considered a sole source to Coherent Inc because - to the best of MICC West Point's knowledge and based on market research - Coherent Inc is the only known source that can provide the exact maintenance service plan needed to meet our requirement. The service involves on-site maintenance to ensure continued use of the equipment. Coherent is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with trademark ownership of the Coherent META 10C Laser. They are the only company that can provide the annual preventative maintenance, spare parts, technical / field support, and upgrades in accordance with the original operating specs. Any repairs performed by third party service providers will void all warranty and maintenance agreement obligations by Coherent Inc. Coherent Service Technicians are the only known engineers certified to service the equipment. No other potential sources are known to exist. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document is available. However, any interested party that believes is capable of meeting our requirement may identify themselves but must submit evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement. If a vendor is an authorized agent of Coherent Inc., they must submit written proof from Coherent that says they have permission to provide services on Coherent's behalf (all documents will be verified with Coherent). All interested parties must provide the following data with their responses: 1. Full Company Name and Address 2. DUNS Number 3. CAGE Code 4. TAX ID# (aka - EIN or - TIN#) 5. Business Size ("Large" or "Small" must be stated on your reply) 6. The NAICS Code(s) your company uses to identify its business size (list ALL of them). 7. Company POC, Email, Phone#. 8. Proof (a & b no exceptions) - - a. Capability Statement that shows your ability / capability to meet our requirement. b. Authorization Letter from Coherent Inc that states you are an authorized agent of Coherent Inc. with permission to service their equipment on their behalf. The Small Business Administration (SBA) NAICS Code is 334413 and the SBA Size Standard is 1,250 employees. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be considered solely for market research purposes to determine a competitive procurement. Responses must be submitted in writing by the No-Later-Than (NLT) closing date and time stated below. No telephone responses or requests will be accepted. Please submit all questions, documents, and responses to jorge.l.acevedo4.civ@mail.mil by NLT 07/26/21 @ 08:00 AM (EST).