--SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TO CULOX TECHNOLOGIES INC. FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE MANUFACTURE OF OBSCURANT INFRA-RED MATERIALS USING DRY BALL MILLING TECHNIQUES ON METAL POWDERS.

The U.S. Army Contracting Agency at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, plans to negotiate exclusively with CuLox Technologies Inc. for a feasibility study related to the manufacture of obscurant infra-red materials using dry ball milling techniques on copper and bronze metal nanoflake powders. CuLox Technologies utilizes a proprietary air atomization process capable of producing metal powders with median particle sizes as small as 2 to 3 microns, a level of fineness not achievable through conventional methods. This unique capability is central to the contract, which falls under the NAICS code 331423, with a size standard of 750 employees. This notice is not a solicitation or request for proposals but serves to inform interested parties of the sole source intention. Those interested may express their interest in writing, with responses required by May 9, 2007, at 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. The government point of contact for this action is Emily Schwemmer, a Contract Specialist at the Aberdeen Proving Ground office. The contract addresses a niche manufacturing need within the Department of Defense, emphasizing the specialized technology offered by CuLox for producing ultra-fine metal powders used in advanced military materials research and development.