VOITH PACKING BOX ASSEMBLY FOR NPP EQUIPMENT

This Notice of Intent to Sole Source Voith for the purchase of parts for Hydropower Systems located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydropower plant located at the Soo Project Office, Sault St. Marie, MI will sole source to:   

Voith Hydropower Inc.                                                                                                                                                                    

760 East Berlin Rd.                                                                                                                                                                   

York, PA 17408-8701                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

As part of this procurement, the Detroit District intends to specify brand name products on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) to Voith Hydro Inc. The manufacturer, Voith Hydro Inc., is uniquely qualified since they are the manufacturer and installer of the hydropower systems. Voith does not authorize other contractors to install or update their systems.                                                                                                                                                                                           

This notice of intent is not a request for a competitive proposal. This is not a solicitation and the information contained herein is subject to change or to be eliminated from the requirement. Only contractors capable of providing directly compatible equivalent products shall respond. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.                  

Interested parties who feel they have the capability may identify their interest and capability in writing to the identified point of contact, no later than September 20, 2024 at 2:00pm (ET).                                                                                               

To demonstrate your firm's interest and capabilities to provide compatible equivalent products, please provide the following: 

1. Name of firm 

2. Cage code 

3. Point of contact, phone number, and email address 

4. Supporting documentation to illustrate the directly compatible equivalent product(s) 

Submit any information for consideration by the Government to: sally.artz@usace.army.mil and LRE-proposal@usace.army.mil, Subject Notice of Intent for Brand Name Voith. 

Responses shall be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government to specify these brand names, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.