The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase upgrade hardware for two Pegasus III instruments to Pegasus HT. The hardware upgrade is to support existing equipment and is available only from the manufacturer of the equipment, LECO Corporation. As the original equipment manufacturer of these instruments, LECO Corporation is the only contractor that can provide product upgrade. No other products exist to upgrade the Pegasus instruments to the newer technology. Thus, LECO Corporation is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government's requirement.

As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. We will issue only one solicitation to LECO Corporation. However, firms that believe they can meet these requirements are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notice by providing a capability statement to the Contracting Officer by August 25, 2012. The Contracting Officer will not respond to verbal request. All requests must be in writing.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries shall be sent to Vallerie Redd by email at [email protected] and reference solicitation number 2012-Q-15041 on the subject line.