NA Notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to award using FAR Part 12 a sole source firm-fixed-price purchase order to Sypris Electronics of Tampa, FL for the purchase of KIV-19A Encryption device. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties have three business days from the date of publication of this Synopsis, to submit in writing, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications an d/or capabilities. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after three days, or without the required information, wil l be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of th e Government. All inquiries must be submitted in writing to the address or facsimile number stated herein and to the attention of Ms. Shirley Alexander, Contract Specialist. Responses to this notice must be received by close of business, 21 November 2002 . Responses must include your business name, point of contact, address, and telephone number with area code. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted. Requests may be faxed to (703) 767-4691. If no responses are received, an award will be m ade to Sypris Electronics.

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