7. SUBJECT: Canine Obstacle Course Training Equipment

8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N/A

9. Closing Proposed Date: 09/25/2012

10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Contract Specialist, SFC Annette Safford, 270-798-7881, [email protected] or Contracting Officer, June Fletcher-Schiewe, 270-798-3441, [email protected].

11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: N/A

12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A

13. Contract Award Line Number: N/A

14. Contract Award Date: N/A

15. Contractor: N/A

16. Description: The Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Installation Contracting Office, Fort Campbell, KY, has a requirement for Canine Obstacle Course Training Equipment. This equipment is the only known equipment that meets performance requirements to satisfy mission need of the 5th Special Forces Group(Airborne) MPC Detachment. Obedience Course is required by AR 190-12 to maintain canine agility and certifications. List of equipment is attached. The equipment manufactured by Vinyl Works, Inc. is the only known equipment that meets the Government's requirements. The procurement will be conducted on a sole source basis in accordance with the FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name or industrial mobilization). The Agency intends to enter into a firm-fixed price contract with Vinyl Works, Inc. The basis for restricting competition is that Vinyl Works, Inc Murray, Utah, manufactures the equipment. NAICS code for the procurement is 326199 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. This sole source requirement will be procured under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition, and awarded on an Unrestricted basis. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS and solicitation will not be issued; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 5 days from the date of the publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements listed. Responses received will be evaluated, however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion for the Government. If no responses are received, the Government will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the manufacturer, Vinyl. Works, Inc. Responses are due by 25 September 20122:00.PM. (CT). Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the following address: [email protected] or faxed responses will be accepted at 270-798-7855. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted. The points of contact are SFC Annette Safford, 270-798-7881, [email protected] or June Fletcher-Schiewe, 270-798-3441, [email protected]

17. Place of Contract Performance: Murray, Utah

18. Set-aside Status: Acquisition is Unrestricted.


CANINE OBSTACLE COURSE EQUIPMENT

Hurdle Base with Blank Wall, 2 Each
Trestle Walk (ramps included), 1 Each
Hurdle Base with Block Wall, 1 Each
Hurdle Base with Picket Fence Panel Insert, 1 Each
Hurdle Base with Chain Link Panel Insert, 1 Each
Window Hurdle Obstacle, 1 Each
A-Frame with Catch Platform, 1 Each
A-Frame, 1 Each
Unsteady Walk, 1 Each
Slippery/Unpleasant Surface, 1 Each
Moving Plant with Barrels, 1 Each
Adjustable Height Dog Crawl, 1 Each
24" Diameter Tunnel with right Angle, 1 Each
Adjustable Pause Table, 3 Each
16" Seesaw
Hurdle Base with Blank Wall, 1 Each
Cat Walk with 8' Ladder & Ramp, 1 Each

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