Notice of Intent to Sole Source: One (1) Vehicle Armor System

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to ZotaGroup LLC for the procurement of a Vehicle Armor System manufactured by Elbit Systems LTD. The system consists of two contract line items: Elbit's Vehicle Armor STANAG 2 Tile and Elbit's Vehicle Armor STANAG 3 Tile, each with a quantity of 20. The delivery is required within 110 days after contract award, and the place of performance is Aberdeen Proving Ground, APG, Maryland. • The contract is for a Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program. • The associated NAICS code is 336992. • The small business size standard is 1,500 employees. • The evaluation criteria are based on the offeror's responsibility and the fairness and reasonableness of the offer.