Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Portable CBR Test Kit Tender

• Country: USA
• Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Portable CBR Test Kit
• UST Ref No: 116219629
• Deadline: 20 Mar 2025
• Financier: Self Financed
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: W912HZ25N1237
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• Description:
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  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) intends to issue a sole source award to Kessler Soils Engineering Products (CAGE Code: 07JY2) to procure (1) Portable CBR Test Kit in the areas of Airfields and Pavement (APB) research. APB relies on complex field-testing techniques to estimate the California bearing ratio (CBR) to design, construct, and evaluate pavement subsurface layers and is paramount for airfield pavement construction and evaluation. One of the most prevalent challenges is that traditional field-testing techniques is cumbersome and cannot be deployed in contingency environments or performed at a greater frequency to evaluate a more representative pavement area. The primary disadvantage of the traditional field CBR machine includes the transporting, handling, and setting up, particularly at remote locations. The field-testing tool will be used for quality assessment and structural evaluation of pavement subsurface layers during construction activities for lines of transportation critical for rapid entrance of military vehicles in austere locations making portability a critical variable. Conducting evaluation of pavement subsurface layers in austere environments as well as collect data in both field and lab settings proves to be a significant challenge unless Portable CBR Test Kit can be procured. The unique characteristics detailed are critical to the continuation of the GSL-s mission and continued research in the Airfields and Pavement Branch. Since alternative methods of field-testing technique will not be deemed acceptable, it is determined that Kessler Soils Engineering Products is the only vendor that can provide the Portable CBR Test Kit that can meet the government-s exact specifications.
  Therefore, the Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed price contract to Kessler Soils Engineering Products in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Kessler Soils ...
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