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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics lab (ERDC-CHL) intends to award a follow-on sole-source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract to Kongsberg Digital Simulation Inc. (KDSI) in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii).

10 United States Code 2304(c)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302- 1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source And No Other Supplies Or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Specifically, the KDSI is deemed to be the only responsible source to provide continued technical, software and hardware support for ERDC’s Ship/Tow Simulator because award to any other source would result in (A) substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; and (B) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. Because of its previous support efforts with ERDC, KDSI has highly specialized and unique knowledge of the various ERDC hydrodynamic models of vessels for both military and civilian purposes. Consequently, considering that the subject requirement will demand that the contractor have in-depth knowledge of and experience with development of methods and techniques to improve the ship simulator and increase reliability of all types of design estimates and considering that there are no other contractors who possess anywhere near the level of expertise in these matters, the duplication of time and funding that would be result from a competition would be substantial.

This is not a small business set aside.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government’s acquisition strategy.

Please provide responses to this notice no later than the Response time listed above in this notice, to:

CHL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil

Angela.D.Holcomb@usace.army.mil

Please ensure that the RFI Number, W912HZ23R0020, is contained in the Subject Line of the Email. No telephone requests will be honored.

Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offers list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Issuance of this notice does not commit the Government to a contract award.

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