AD -- DEFENSE BALLISTICS R&D SERVICES

Notice Date

May 15, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center Natick, ATTN: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

ZIP Code

01760-5011

E-Mail Address

To contact Contract Specialist (peggy.dube@natick.army.mil)

Description

The USA Robert Morris Acquisition Center-Natick (USA RMAC-N), Natick, MA, in support of the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, Soldier Systems Command (USA SBCCOM SSC), intends to conduct negotiations and award a purchase order to the University of Rhode Island, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wales Hall, Kingston, RI 02881 on the basis of other than full and open competition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. The period of performance for this initiative is two months and a Firm Fixed Price purchase order is anticipated. This acquisition is a follow-on purchase order to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) award and involves ballistics testing performed as part of the ongoing research and development program for personnel armor. The Contractor possesses unique, very costly, custom made equipment and has the unique technical expertise required for interpretation of test results. Award to another contractor would result in duplication of costs and delay the development of this technology. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement in accordance with the requirements of CBD Note 22. Responses containing the information detailed in Note 22 shall be forwarded to the U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACN-S/Peggy Dube, Natick, MA 01760-5011 no later than 10:00 a.m. on 25 May 01. See Note 22.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010516/SPMSC004.HTM (W-134 SN50L9M5)