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The Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal intends to award a new ten-year (five one-year ordering periods and five one-year option ordering years) Requirements contract under solicitation W56HZV-22-R-0103. The contractor will be required to perform SLEP work on approximately 256 Government furnished Vibratory (Vibe) Rollers I, II, and III; High Speed Compactors (HSC); Dual Steel Wheel Rollers (DSWR); D7G, D7R, and D6K Dozers; 130G and 120M Graders; M966H, 924G, and 924H Loaders; 613C, 621B and 621G Scrapers; and the 613C Water Distributor vehicles during the ten-year contract period. This action will be on a sole source basis with Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, IL. Caterpillar will provide a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) to return Caterpillar construction and material handling vehicles to a like new condition. This contract will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP) with Economic Price Adjustment (FP with EPA). The SLEP effort consists of two parts: 1) a Core Effort (Core) which shall include only those tasks that are common to and performed on each vehicle, and 2) an Additional Work Effort (AWE) which are repair actions beyond the Core Effort which are unique to each individual vehicle based on its condition. Also included in the ten ordering periods are technology insertion with electric-hydraulic conversion on certain Dozer models, potential wiring harness replacement to accommodate blade levelling devices, vehicle types, and language to enable application of emerging Maintenance Work Orders (MWOs) and Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) that might impact the various vehicle configurations. The proposed contract action is for the SLEP work and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Specifically, FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), which states, “Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major component thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in – (A) a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.” CAT Inc. is the only company able to supply these items and services without causing a substantial duplication of cost to the Government. This is a notice of intent, not a request for competitive proposals, or a solicitation of offers. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract action, upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The point of contact for this action is Elaine O. Nelson at elaine.o.nelson.civ@army.mil.