Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Cray Inc., 411 First Avenue South, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104-2860 for a Cray XT3 system to interface with other Cray XT3 equ ipment that the Corps of Engineers owns. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)  only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Cray is the proprietor of this sy stem; therefore, no other company can offer it. The government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities/qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of conta ct no later than 0700 hrs Central Time Zone on 25 September 2007. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the governmen t not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFP will be issued b ased upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the government to: [email protected] with solicitation number referenced in the subject line.

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