Uniaxial Mechanical Tester

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) has a requirement to procure a universal uniaxial mechanical tester for use in its research efforts involving soft materials and biological tissues.

ERDC-CERL intended to award purchase orders on a sole source basis to Waterloo Instruments Inc. in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).  Waterloo Instruments Inc. has been found to be the only company capable of providing the required scientific laboratory equipment. Market research indicates there is no other vendor reasonably available to meet the agency’s needs which are summarized below.