U--Seminar, The Chemistry of Pyrotechnics & Explosives

The US Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to award a sole source contract to Summer Pyrotechnics Seminar, located in Chestertown, Maryland, for a specialized general pyrotechnics training seminar. This training will involve both classroom instruction and laboratory sessions, focusing on the chemistry of pyrotechnics and explosives. The seminar is scheduled to take place locally from January 9 to January 12, 2012. The contract is issued under NAICS code 611699 with a size standard of $7 million, and this notice is not a solicitation for competitive offers but a notification of the government’s intent to award this contract without full and open competition unless interested parties submit a written expression of interest by December 21, 2011. The contracting activity is managed by the Department of Defense office at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Responses to the notice must be submitted in writing, and telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Interested parties may provide information for government consideration via email referencing the solicitation number W91ZLK12T0057. This arrangement underscores the government’s discretion in determining whether to proceed with a sole source award or open competition based on the interest expressed by other potential vendors.