Intent to Sole Source - OES Service

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

**This is not a solicitation**

Synopsis

The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBB, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a sole source contract for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the acquisition of a Service/Preventative Maintenance Contract for an Agilent 5800 ICP-OES system for the Aerospace Fuels Laboratory (AFPET/PTPLE) located at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2), “The requirements at 13.501(a) apply to sole-source (including brand-name) acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services conducted pursuant to subpart 13.5.”, resulting in a firm fixed price contract. The Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available: Agilent Technologies.

This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 541380 – Testing Laboratories and Services. Business size standard is $19.0M.

The proposed source is Agilent Technologies, Inc. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract regardless of responses that may be received 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. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by 3:00 PM EDT on 19 May 2025.

In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: The proposed vendor, Agilent Technologies, is the only known source able to satisfy the Government's requirements as they are the only ISO-9001 certified source of maintenance for Agilent products. Both AFPET and contracting personnel have utilized subject matter experts, internet to research additional sources, and outreach with Agilent Technologies, but were unable to find other resources that were able to meet this requirement.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for contracts issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM at 866-606-8220. SAM website: www.SAM.gov.

The contacts for this acquisition are Matthew Shofner and Raschelle Swindle. Any information should be e-mailed to matthew.shofner.1@us.af.mil and raschelle.swindle@us.af.mil no later than 3:00 PM EDT on 19 May 2025. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “OES Services – Intent to Sole Source Response.” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

Attachments:

1. Performance Work Statement

2. Redacted Sole Source Justification