C-130 Ground Power Unit Spares

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

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Solicitation number
N6833525Q0173
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ (NAWCAD LKE) is seeking to procure spare items for the KC-130 Ground Power Unit through a limited competition process. The procurement will target specific components from Essex Electro Engineers Inc. and its authorized distributors, focusing on support equipment for aircraft ground power systems. Extensive market research confirmed that Essex is the Original Equipment Manufacturer and the only vendor capable of meeting the government's requirements. The agency intends to use the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1 to execute this procurement. Potential respondents have fifteen (15) days from the publication date to submit information, with the government retaining sole discretion to determine whether to open the requirement to broader competition.

The opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, specifically categorized under NAICS code 334418 for Printed Circuit Assembly Manufacturing. Essex Electro Engineers Inc., with CAGE code 21269, is the primary potential contractor for this procurement. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. The government has not made a solicitation package available, and the notice explicitly states that the information provided is subject to change and does not bind the government to actually issue a contract. The procurement is being conducted by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command, with a specific focus on electrical and electronic assemblies and associated hardware categorized under PSC code 5998.

Notice text

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ (NAWCAD LKE) intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a contract, on a limited competition basis between Essex Electro Engineers Inc. (CAGE: 21269) and its authorized distributors, for the procurement of spare items in support of the KC-130 Ground Power Unit. 

Extensive market research was conducted to identify potential suppliers of required support equipment. The findings confirmed that the Government does not own the associated technical data package, that Essex is the Original Equipment Manufacturer and that it, and its authorized distributors, are the only vendors capable of meeting the Government's requirements.

NAWCADLKE intends to procure these items under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1. No solicitation package is available for this procurement. This notification is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation will be available for this procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
C-130 Ground Power Unit Spares Award Award Notice
This notice Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation

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