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The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Trilion, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably av... The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Trilion, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 16 August 2021. This action provides perpetual access to IET eBooks and therefore does not have a period of performance. FSC: 7B20 NAICS: 541519 Size Standard: 100 employees Subscription name: Aramis Supplier name: Trilion Product description: This requirement is for the acqusition of software maintenance, support and upgrade system hardware that supports the operation of the Aramis Digital Image Correlation (ADIC) system and is compabtible with exisiting hardware. Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: It has been determined that Trilion is the single source provider of Aramis Digital Image Correlation (ADIC) system and there are no authorized resellers. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 5 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contractors should be aware of the following information: Contractors must include the following information: Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses should be emailed to Curtis Liska curtis.liska@us.af.mil and Jeremy Fraser at jeremy.fraser.2@us.af.mil no later than 16August21, 08:00 AM EST. Any questions should be directed to Curtis Liska through email.