NOTICE_OF_INTENT_TO_AWARD_Sole_Source.docx

Address: MARCORSYSCOM 2200 Lester Street Quantico, VA 22134

NAICS 315240

M67854-17-Q-1208

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD AS SOLE SOURCE – MODIFIED FEMALE DRESS BLUE COATS (PROTOYPES)

The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment (PdM ICE), Quantico, VA intends to award a sole source contract to Fechheimer Brothers Company (CAGE 1PD78; DUNS 004232179) to produce 50 Modified Female Officer Dress Blue Coats as design prototypes. These prototypes will be worn by female Marines as part of a Limited User Evaluation to gather user input and survey data. The estimated contract value for this procurement is $17,500.

The Justification and Statutory Authority for this procurement action is FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source. As the Male Officer Dress Blue Coat is presently being made by Fechheimer Brothers, and the Modified Female Officer Dress Blue Coat is more comparable to the Male Officer Dress Blue Coat in materials, make, and style – Fechheimer Brothers is the only vendor which can reasonably support the Marine Corps requirement in a delivery time period of 30 days or less from date-of-order. As Fechheimer is presently the vendor executing the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract for production of the Male Officer Dress Blue Coat, Fechheimer Brothers has the materials on hand as well as manufacturing capability and technical expertise to support the Marine Corps measured requirement for the comparable Modified Female Officer Dress Blue Coat prototypes order.

In the event that the resulting Limited User Evaluation data results in a subsequent decision to purchase production quantities of the Modified Female Officer Dress Blue Coat, the recommendation, at present, of Marine Corps Systems Command, Product Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment (PdM ICE) to DLA will be to execute a Modified Female Officer Dress Blue Coat production quantity procurement via competition.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any questions regarding this notice can be directed to Contract Specialist, Lucas Kinkade, at lucas.kinkade@usmc.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis is solely within the discretion of the Government.