NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:  THE EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION (EFLHD), OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA), INTENDS TO PROCURE FROM BOWSER-MORNER, CALIBRATION SERVICES MEETING THE ISO/IEC 17025 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AASHTO ACCREDITED EFLHD MATERIALS LABORATORY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE.  THE PROVIDER MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ISO/IEC 17025 AND MUST BE ACCREDITED THROUGH AN ACCREDITATION (NACLA) OR THE INTERAMERICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (IAAC).  THE PROVIDER MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF AASHTO R 18 AND MUST EITHER HAVE AN AASHTO ACCREDITED LABORATORY OR HAVE PROVIDED CALIBRATION SERVICES TO AN AASHTO ACCREDITED LABORATORY.  CALIBRATION WORK MUST CONFORM TO THE MOST CURRENT PUBLISHED STANDARD OF AASHTO R 18 AND IS DESIGNATED AS CALIBRATION, STANDARDIZATION, OR CHECK (C/S/C) WORK.  THE PROVIDER WILL FURNISH THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT/TOOLS AND MATERIALS, AS WELL AS THE TRAINED QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN(S) TO PERFORM THE C/S/C WORK.  THE C/S/C WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN TWO SCHEDULED ON-SITE SERVICE CALLS.

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