66 -- INSTRUMENTS & LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

March 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Commander, Attn: Contracts 2.5.1, Bldg 588, Suite 2, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, 47253 Whalen Road, Unit 9, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463

ZIP Code

20670-1463

Solicitation Number

N00421-01-Q-0238

Response Due

April 6, 2001

Point of Contact

Helen R. Hill, Contract Specialist, 301-757-9715

E-Mail Address

hillhr@navair.navy.mil (hillhr@navair.navy.mil)

Description

The Test Article Preparation Program at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD, has a requirement for an 810 System with Teststar 2 Controller. The TAP program requires 22 kip tensile test machine, hydraulic power supply and controller. This machine must be compatible with existing software and hardware. The government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, a firm fixed price contract with MTS Systems Corporation, 14000 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2290 under authority of FAR 6.301-1. MTS Systems Corporation is the developer and manufacture of existing equipment under the TAP Program. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement. All capability statements received in response to this notice will be considered by the Government for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. The government reserves the right to process this procurement as a sole source based on the response received. For questions regarding this action, contact Helen Hill at (301) 757-9715 or via email at hillhr@navair.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6/1/98. Lack of registration is the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Please ensure compliance with this registration when submitting your offer. Call 1-888-227-2423 or view at http://www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil for more information.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010323/66SOL004.HTM (W-080 SN50G8P6)