Award of sole source contract to knights armament

The United States Secret Service (USSS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Knight's Armament (KAC) in Titusville, FL, for weapons, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, components, assemblies and accessories proprietary to Knight's Armament. The Government intends to negotiate a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for a Base Year and Three One-Year Options to cover the USSS current requirements. The NAICS Code is 332994 - Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing. This notice is neither a Request for Proposal nor a solicitation for offers. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 6.301-1; this is due to the proprietary of the Knight's Armament SR16E3 and providing OEM KAC parts. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. No formal solicitation package is available.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government and show clear and convincing evidence that another source is capable of meeting the Government's requirements and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no written responses are received at least five (5) days after the initial publication of this posting, the BPA will be awarded without further notice.

PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Questions and comments pertaining to this procurement shall be emailed to Danielle.donaldson@usss.dhs.gov.