All quotes/responses shall be submitted via email to Maria Sproul at [email protected] no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 10 July 2018.

Solicitation N0042118Q0505 is issued as a sole source. The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis, and to solicit and negotiate the proposed purchase order on a sole source basis with Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. for calibration services of Themal Power Sensors P/N: NRPZ51 & NRPZ52, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by FAR Part 13.106-1(b).

Offerors must be registered in SAM.GOV database prior to submission of an offer to be considered for award of any DoD contract. This may be accomplished electronically at http://www.SAM.gov.

This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should represent the vendor's best quote in terms of price and technical acceptability.

***Basis for Award***
The Government intends to award this on a sole source basis. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposal. However, all proposal MUST be received no later 1:00PM Eastern Standard Time on 10 July 2018. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The government will not pay for any information received.

***Instructions to Offerors***

Please include the following information with your response:
(1) FOB: (Destination preferred)
(2) Shipping Cost if applicable: Patuxent River MD 20670-1118
(3) Tax ID#
(4) Dun & Bradstreet #
(5) Cage Code:
(6) Small Business - Yes ___ No ___
(7) Estimated Delivery Date:
(8) If available on a Pricelist please provide a copy.
(9) Total Amount: ______________________