Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Crac Unit Parts

The 35th Contracting Office at Misawa Air Base, Japan intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of RFO 12.102, simplified Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901). The associated NAICS code for this is 333415.

The sole-source contract will be awarded to:

Virtiv Corporation (hereby the proposed vendor):

610 Executive Campus Drive 

Westville, Ohio, 43082

United States

CAGE Code:  1EDC2

Description of Requirement:

Procurement of replacement parts for four (4) liebert CRAC units, model # DS105ASJ1EI0575 in an undisclosed location. Assets must be handed by and remain in the possession of a US citizen at all times during the duration of performance to include shipping. Requirement is to ship assets to Travis AFB.

It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement due to the parts’ compatibility with the existing system. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. Interested parties may identify their interests to this notice by showing clear and convincing evidence that they can provide all the needed assets, meet the security reequipments and competition would be advantageous to the Government.

Send responses to this notice via e-mail to Tomoko Asai, Contracting Officer at tomoko.asai.jp@us.af.mil and 2d Lt Kade Forrester, Contracting officer at kade.forrester.1@us.af.mil,  no later than 10:00 AM (Japan Standard Time) on 24 Mar 26.

NO TELEPHONE CALLS OR FACSIMILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE OR WITHOUT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. THIS IS NOT SOLICITATION. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS OFFER AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION REQUESTED NOR WILL IT COMPENSATE ANY RESPONDENT FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN DEVELOPING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT.