SOLE SOURCE: SEICA Flying Probe Maintenance for the National Reconditioning Center in Grandview, MO.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City intends to negotiate and award a Base plus four option year purchase order, on a sole source basis, under authority of RFO FAR 6.103-1, with small business entity SEICA, Inc. for maintenance and repairs for SEICA Flying Probes for the National Reconditioning Center (NRC) in Grandview, MO.

The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s Sole Source Justification. Only one source is capable – SEICA is the OEM of the Pilot 4D V8 "Flying Probe" circuit card tester and the only known source for continued software and hardware support on this machine.Currently there is no other source who will be able to provide software and hardware support on this required circuit card tester.

This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government’s requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to the (Contract Specialist) within 15 days after publication of this pre-solicitation notice. Such requests and documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely

within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this pre-solicitation notice.