Intent to Award Single Source - Centrifuge Spare Parts

This requirement is for spare shear pins, shear pin bushings, lifting bushings, collets, tension bolts, hex nuts, and flexible struts for the Centrifuge at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in support of RDT&E missions for aircrew members in extreme acceleration environments.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE:  The NAICS Code is 333613. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL/PZLEQ), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, contemplates awarding a single source purchase order as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) to Coupling Corporation of America.  Please see the attachments to this notice for additional details.  This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement 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.  Any responses should be e-mailed to the buyer at jacob.britt.4@us.af.mil no later than 02 September 2022 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.  Only responses received by this date will be considered.  All questions should be directed to the buyer at jacob.britt.4@us.af.mil.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Centrifuge Spare Parts Purchase” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files).  Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters.  Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB.  If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent.  The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.