1.02 Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT

A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Universal Sonar Mount or an authorized (USM) dealer located at 72 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito, CA 94965. Under the authority of FAR6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The requirement is for an upgrade to the existing Universal Sonar Mount hardware currently owned by the Naval Post Graduate School. The present hardware in place is Kongsberg EM2040-07 transducer, and this transducer will currently not fit on the watercraft with the current mounting hardware. Request an upgrade to the pole used to mount the transducer, and the Hightower base unit on which the pole is mounted. Request a teardrop shaped mount on which to attach the Kongsberg 2040-07 transducer. This sonar system and mounting hardware is used to support the Oceanography Department courses, student thesis projects, and the Technical POC’s research program.

The anticipated award date of this action is on or before end of September 2024. The applicable North American Industry Classification System code is 33451 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Nautical System and instrument Manufacturing.

Place of Delivery: Naval Post Graduate School, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943-5000 United States.

Minimal Technical Requirements/Salient Characteristics:

(If known) Description

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the licenses and proof as being an authorized distributor of the product. Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

Capability statements are due by 2:30 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), July 31, 2023. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Contract Specialist Sheri K. Bunn-Markryd at the following email address at: sheri.k.bunn-markryd.civ@us.navy.mil.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.