Notice to Intend to Sole source for Fire Truck Parts

The Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) Procurement Group, Patuxent River, MD 20670 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to The Entwistle Company, 6 Bigelow Street Hudson, Massachusetts 01749 (Cage Code: 20722) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The COMFRC Aviation Support Equipment, Solomons, MD has a requirement to acquire parts for the A/S32P-25 fire truck. The Entwistle Company is in contract with the original equipment manufacter (OEM) of the fire truck. The OEM Linde Hydraulics has the proprietary rights to all materials which the listed vendor has a contract with the OEM to purchase the parts. The Entwistle Company is the only known qualified source capable of satisfying the Government's specific requirements and mission for this procurement without modifications to existing components. For this reason, the government intends to procure these products on a sole source basis from The Entwistle Company, (CAGE Code: 20722). THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which, if received within two (2) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. 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 based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See attachments for part numbers and quanitities. Point of contact for this requirement is Lyndsay Krebs at contact@example.gov.