FY25 _ baff assignment
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00174-25-SIMACQ-M4-0013
- Agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6810 Chemicals
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC, IHD), a component of the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to Polysciences Inc. The notice pertains to procurement of 4 kg of 3,4-Bis(aminofurazano)furoxan (BAFF), a specialized chemical material. This contract opportunity is being pursued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b), which allows solicitation from a single source when the vendor is deemed the only known source capable of meeting government requirements. The contract will be a firm fixed price arrangement, classified under NAICS code 325199 for All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing. The procurement is being conducted using a noncompetitive approach authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1).
Interested parties have until May 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST to respond to this notice and potentially challenge the sole source determination. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit responses via email to Nicole Coleman at nicole.coleman@navy.mil. Any response must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The notice emphasizes that this is not a request for quotes, and the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with a competitive procurement. Vendors must submit concise documentation demonstrating their bona fide capability to fulfill the contract requirements. The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by vendors in preparing responses, and oral communications are not acceptable. Responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether a competitive procurement might be more beneficial.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ). A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC, IHD), intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a noncompetitive basis to POLYSCIENCES Inc, 400 Valley RD Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976 to provide the following material:
Qty 4 kg of 3,4-Bis(aminofurazano)furoxan (BAFF)
This action is be undertaken in accordance with FAR 13.106 (b) Soliciting from a single source, on the basis that the vendor is the only known source capable of meeting the government’s requirements.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 325199. The FSC code is 6810. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract. Negotiation being conducted using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C) (1).
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for quotes. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by May 15, 2025 at 10AM (EST). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Responses to this electronic notice must be made by 10:00 a.m. EST on May 15, 2025. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gove/portal/public/SAM. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements and capabilities to Nicole Coleman, via email: nicole.coleman@navy.mil and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating a vendor's bona fide capability.
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