The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Maryland in support of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). USAMRAA intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed contract with General Electric Company located at 3000 N. Grandview Blvd, W-443 53188-1615 in accordance with FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (including brand name).

USARIEM is requesting to purchase two (with the option to purchase a third at a later date) Duel-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scanners. These scanners must be Prodigy DXAs, manufactured by GE, in order to match the scanners currently being used in a multi-site field study for data consistency purposes. In order to maintain data consistency, we are requesting to purchase two (with the option for a third) additional Prodigy DXAs to collect data at various locations. These machines will supplement current data collection efforts different sites. Furthermore, GE is the only manufacturer of the Lunar Prodigy DXAs.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 339113 with a size standard of 750.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS.

Responsible, interested parties may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 03 May 2019 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) in order to establish the ability of the responder to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered for the sole purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no written responses are received by the date listed above, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as sole source. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Mr. Christopher L. Cook at [email protected].