The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Division, in support of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (DEVCOM-SC) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to Diondo, Inc. located at 1614 Navajo Point Pl., Henderson, NV 89074, under the authority as prescribed in FAR 13.106(b)(1). The requirement is for a micro CT scanner for non-destructive imaging of armor materials that will be used to scan body armor and helmets before shooting to look for material defects and after shooting to measure the bullet depth of penetration, sites of delamination, and ceramic crack patterns. The scanner will also be used on small composite samples to observe porosity and delaminations due to processing conditions. For 3D printed structures used in blunt impact tests, the government will use an in-situ compression tester inside the CT scanner to observe buckling within the 3D structures and mesh the images for modeling purposes. For projects involving additive manufactured parts, the CT scanner will be used to look for inclusions and pores.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334517 and the size standard is 1,000 employees.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-SCN, Natick Division via email ONLY to Chris Welsh (Contract Specialist) at Richard.c.welsh2.civ@army.mil no later than 12:00 pm EST 04 April 2023. Any questions regarding this notice must be in writing only; no telephonic replies will be accepted. A determination not to compete this proposed action based on any responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the contracting officer. The U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to the Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party.