SPECIAL NOTICE
35 -- SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - HITEC PRODUCTS INC.
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-6199
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF12270986
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2011
- Point of Contact
- Amanda Andrews, 601-634-5249
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg
(amanda.andrews@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.106-1) with Hitec Products Inc., 100 Park Street STE 12, Ayer, MA 01432, as the only responsible source that can provide approved strain sensors for use in the SMART Gate program. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Information Technology Laboratory's Sensor, Measurement, and Instrumentation Branch (SMIB) has been tasked with the implementation of the SMART Gate system on all new lock gates implemented installed at Corps of Engineer projects. The basic requirements for this equipment are as follows: 1.Full encapsulated sensor 2.DC Operation 3.Water proof to a depth of 100 feet 4.350-ohm strain gage resistance 5.2-arm active Wheatstone bridge 6.Axially configured gages 7.Full-bridge configuration 8.Temperature compensated from -20 to 140 9.Weld on installation 10.Proven success in harsh environments 11.50 feet of general purpose lead wire 12.Total gage factor of 4.0 13.Compatibility with existing data acquisition equipment already in place at the lock The HBWF-35 series manufactured by HITEC Products, Inc. meets these basic requirements. These devices are currently the only strain sensor approved for use in the SMART Gate program. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334513 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including price, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same or similar product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability statements shall be submitted only by e-mail as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to Amanda.Andrews@usace.army.mil. Statements are due by 1200 (12:00pm) Central Standard Time 9 September 2011. No phone calls will be accepted. Point of Contact Amanda Andrews, Contract Specialist, Phone 601-634-5249, Email Amanda.Andrews@uasce.army.mil Place of Performance Address: USACE/ERDC ITL - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS Postal Code: 39180-6199 Country: UNITED STATES
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