Detail Design and Construction for LPD 29

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded a contract modification to Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, MS, 1000 Access Rd, Pascagoula, MS 39567-4485) or procurement of Long Lead Time Material and Advance Construction activities in support of LPD 29 Detail Design and Construction (DD&C).

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), this contract was not competitively procured: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Work to be performed is the procurement of long lead time material and advance construction activities for LPD 29, the thirteenth ship in the LPD 17 amphibious transport dock ship class.

The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue solicitation N00024-17-R-2477 to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls), 1000 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS 39567 for Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) of LPD 29 Amphibious Transport Docking ship and Life Cycle Engineering and Support (LCE&S) Services, which includes post-delivery availability planning, systems integration and engineering support, design services, material readiness, and logistics support for the LPD 17 ship class, on a sole source basis. As the designer, builder, and life cycle engineering services provider of every previous San Antonio (LPD 17) Class vessel, Ingalls is the only source with the requisite knowledge and experience required to construct the 13th ship of the LPD 17 Class and provide the required Life Cycle Engineering and Support (LCE&S) Services to the LPD 17 ship class. Pursuing an alternate source through competition would result in significant duplication of costs and unacceptable delays due to the loss of learning achieved on the previous 12 ships that cannot be recovered on the last planned ship of the Class and engineering efforts that would be required to design the ship and develop a build plan. This notification is issued for subcontracting purposes only.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue solicitation N00024-17-R-2477 to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls), 1000 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS 39567 for Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) of LPD 29 Amphibious Transport Docking ship and supporting post-delivery availability planning services and engineering services on a sole source basis. As the designer and builder of every previous San Antonio (LPD 17) Class vessel, Ingalls is the only source with the requisite knowledge and experience required to construct the 13th ship of the LPD 17 Class. Pursuing an alternate source through competition would result in significant duplication of costs and unacceptable delays due to the loss of learning achieved on the previous 12 ships that cannot be recovered on the last planned ship of the Class and engineering efforts that would be required to design the ship and develop a build plan. This notification is issued for subcontracting purposes only.

 The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.