N6134025R0078.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

PSC CODE (4 DIGITS): J069 (Maintenance, Repair, And Rebuilding of

Equipment- Training Aids and Devices)

NAICS CODE: 541330 (Engineering Services)

RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT ACTION: Not applicable

RECOVERY ACT PROJECT NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable

TITLE: 19F6 Fire Fighting Trainer (FFT) Obsolescent Parts Replacement Refresh Procurement

SOLICITATION NUMBER (NO DASHES): N6134025R0078

RESPONSE DATE (MMDDYY): August 29, 2025

ARCHIVE DATE: 15 DAYS

SET ASIDE CODE: Not applicable

CS CONTACT NAME & EMAIL: Tina Ruscito, christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil

PCO CONTACT NAME & EMAIL: John K. Lina, john.k.lina.civ@us.navy.mil

SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL, is seeking information for potential sources to procure, deliver, and install of OEM-certified replacement components for outdated or failed Aviation/Main Machinery Room (AV/MMR) Fire Fighting Trainer (FFT) systems components, along with software updates to restore full functionality, ensure system compatibility, and address potential failure risks. The work will include technical support, testing, and certification of the updated systems. Services shall be performed on-site at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman (JBPHH).

The contract award is planned for KFT Fire Trainer LLC. (Cage Code 06003) under the authority of 10 USC 3204(b) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.”

The AV and MMR systems were developed and installed by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), KFT Fire Trainer, under the previous system design specifications and integration protocols. The required components and software are proprietary to the OEM, and no third-party vendor has the technical data, software rights, or integration capabilities to provide compatible replacements or updates without voiding existing warranties, compromising safety certification, or negatively impacting performance.

An FFP contract is anticipated for execution in September 2025. The anticipated value of the contract is $150,000.00 in total.

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice in accordance with FAR

5.201 outlining the Government’s intent to contract on a sole source basis with WRG. Interested sources are solicited to provide their written technical capabilities. Written response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested sources must submit detailed written technical capabilities to deliver the requirement. Detailed written capabilities must be submitted by email to Tina Ruscito (christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil) in an electronic format that is compatible with Microsoft Office 2016 applications (MS Word), no later than close of business on Friday August 29, 2025. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored.

All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be limited to no more than FIVE (5) pages. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon 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. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice but will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no written challenge to this synopsis is received, a justification and approval (J&A) for other than full and open competition in accordance with the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1 as implemented by FAR 13.5 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements based on the rationale provided above will be initiated. If conducted as a sole source procurement, a separate synopsis will not follow.

This synopsis will satisfy the intent of the requirements under FAR 5.201 and 5.204. In accordance with FAR 5.102(e), copies of the solicitation will be available upon request.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS (IF APPLICABLE): N/A

PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE: Services shall be performed on-site at JBPHH.

CS EMAIL ADDRESS: christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil