Fabrication of an/SPQ-9B waveguide

Added: Sep 20, 2016 8:21 pm Intent to Sole Source Fabrication of two sections of an AN/SPQ-9B waveguide.

This requirement is conducted under FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy the Requirement. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive quotations. Firms who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's ability to provide an equivalent supply as described above. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered. All interested firms must respond to this synopsis by Tuesday 20,  September 2016, 6:00 pm PDT to Tyrone Whitehead, U.S. Coast Guard Base Alameda Contracting and Procurement Division, Coast Guard Island, Bldg 42, Alameda CA 94501. At E-mail tyrone.e.whitehead@uscg.mil, Phone (510) 437-3195 Fax (510) 437-2793. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion for the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Coast Guard Contracting Office will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing the capability information.

REQUIRED SERVICES:

The contractor shall provide labor and materials to fabricate two new sections of AN/SPQ-9B waveguide out of aluminum iaw diagram and parts lists illustrated in WMSL SPQ9B Waveguide publication. Vendor shall test both sections of waveguide for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) to assure they are free of obstructions that will cause performance problems after installation. The waveguide is made from M85/1-077 and the flanges are M3922/54-088 and M5922/54-014.