The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Department of Public Work (DPW) has a need to procure HAAS ST45L Lathe to perform Top Secret Research through the R&D Shops Machining center. This lathe is only available through the existing General Services Administration contract. The HAAS ST 45 lathe is to be procured on a sole source basis from Phillips Corporation Inc.,cage code 3MPQ0. The Government intends to procure from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). This notice of intent is for information purposes only. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor’s ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Verbal communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Kwamaine Clark at Kwamaine.d.clark@usace.army.mil. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than 10:00AM CST, Wednesday, January 10, 2024.