Aircraft Towbars for the P-8A Aircraft

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst intends to procure on a non-competitive basis twenty-nine (29) Aircraft Towbars P/N 300460-737Q. These units are required to support the P8-A aircraft, fill deficits of P-8A initial outfittings, and used for O-level maintenance. The Government intends to issue a sole source contract to Advanced Ground Systems Engineering (AGSE) 10805 Painter Avenue, Santa Fe Spring, CA 90670-4526. Under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1, this firm is considered the only responsible source to perform this effort. AGSE has designed and manufactured a unique warning flag pop-up kit built into the towbar to protect loss and damage to the aircraft and personnel. AGSE retains the rights to this feature. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.