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The Fleet Readiness Center Procurement Group Patuxent River, MD 20650 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a sole source purchase order to CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIAL METROLOGY, LLC, CAGE 1DUR9, 625... The Fleet Readiness Center Procurement Group Patuxent River, MD 20650 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a sole source purchase order to CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIAL METROLOGY, LLC, CAGE 1DUR9, 6250 Sycamore LN N Maple Grove, MN 55369-6310, using FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13 procedures under FAR 13.106-1(b). The FRCMA Voyage Repair Team (VRT), a source approved Department of the Navy ALRE ship repair facility has been tasked to receive, inspect repair and test various Launch and Recovery equipment. In order to precise measure and record critical measurements on Flight Safe components VRT procured a ZEISS Contura CMM (Coordinate Measurement Machine). This machine has a requirement for an annual calibration. This calibration also requires the software to be upgraded to current ISO Standards. The OEM vendor has sole source proprietary rights to the calibration and all parts. CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIAL METROLOGY, LLC is the current data rights holder to the necessary calibration software. For this reason, the government intends to procure the calibration software on a sole source basis from CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIAL METROLOGY, LLC, CAGE 1DUR9, 6250 Sycamore LN N Maple Grove, MN 55369-6310. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which, if received within three (3) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of contact for this requirement is Elden Greuber, elden.greuber.civ@us.navy.mil.