Intent to Award Sole Source - Best Technology, Inc.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to award a sole source contract to Best Technology, Inc. for the purchase of BestSolv 7200 Engineered Fluid. The fluid is required for the Lipsner-Smith film cleaning machine, which is used to clean motion picture film. The machine is over twenty years old and can only work with 7200 Engineered Fluids. Best Technology, Inc. is the sole supplier of BestSolv 7200 Engineered Fluid, which is an exact molecule replacement for 3M NovecTM 7200 Engineered Fluid. The contract will be a firm fixed price contract, and the anticipated award date is June 19, 2026. * The contract is for a sole source purchase of BestSolv 7200 Engineered Fluid. * The fluid is required for the Lipsner-Smith film cleaning machine. * The machine is over twenty years old and can only work with 7200 Engineered Fluids. * Best Technology, Inc. is the sole supplier of BestSolv 7200 Engineered Fluid. * The contract will be a firm fixed price contract.