Presolicitation Notice

Presolicitation Notice (FAR 5.101)

1. Point of Contact:

Joseph M. Dellinger
Contracting Officer
Army Contracting Command - APG
Adelphi Division
2800 Powder Mill Road
Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
[email protected]
520-691-4720

2. Set Asides: None

3. PSC Code: J066

4. NAICS Code: 811210

5. Description:

The United States (U.S.) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD requires the procurement of a maintenance agreement with Grid Logic Incorporated in support of an ARL-owned Ordered Powder Lithography (OPL) GL-100 additive manufacturing machine. ARL requires maintenance to include hardware updates, software updates, and modifications to ensure that the OPL machine maintains its operational quality and processing capabilities. ARL requires a two (2) year base period, and an additional two (2) year option period.
6. This is a notice of intent to sole source, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
7. The anticipated award date is 30 November 2026.
8. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered by the agency.
9. The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). That source is Grid Logic Incorporated, 1070 Clark Road, Lapeer, MI 48446-3017 (CAGE Code 5GWQ8; UEI K4H8MTCBYY93). Grid Logic Incorporated, as the original

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equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the GL-100 OPL machine, is the only known source that holds all of the intellectual property related to the OPL machine, including patents and software, and is the only known source having the ability to provide repairs and periodic updates to the equipment, ensuring that ARL receives full and prompt support for its efforts requiring use of the OPL machine.
10. Response Date: Thursday, 11/13/2026, no later than 3:00pm Eastern Time.
Responses to this notice are due on or before 3:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, 11/13/2026 by email to [email protected]

10/29/2026

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