Sole Source Intent:  The United States Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Yuma Proving Ground, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona, intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis to Schutte Hammermill -Buffalo, 61 Depot St. Buffalo, NY 14206.  The resultant contract will be a firm Fixed Priced (FFP) contract consisting of 9 line items. This requirement will be procured using the acquisition procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Schutte Hammermill is the only source capable of providing the required repair parts that  must meet specific tolerances for size, weight, hardness, and balance and must be form, fit and function with the existing Schutte Hammermill-Buffalo equipment located at USAYPG. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 333131 – “Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing” with a size standard of 500 employees.  THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.  All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed requirement.  If you feel your firm possesses the ability to meet these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability to meet these requirements no later than 08:00 AM MST on 14 June 2021 to [email protected].