Lightning rods

This Notice of Intent is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. No solicitation will be issued, therefore, any requests for the solicitation will not be considered.
SUBSTANCE:
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan hereby gives notice of intent to award a fixed-firm price contract on a sole source basis with LBA TECHNOLOGY, INC., 3400 Tupper Drive, Greenville, NC 27834 under authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i).
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES:
Requirement: F-35 Lightning Rods (14 Each)
Description: F-35 Portable Lightning Rods. Must provide various lightening protection options. Must be able to protect aircraft 24/7. Required to protect aircrafts when parking in the open and lightening conditions are forecasted/ exist. SPECIFICATIONS: Minimum height of 50 feet. Shall be designed to conduct a lightning strike with a magnitude up to 200 kA. Shall be supplied with a grounding cable that is a minimum of 50 feet in length and shall have a minimum wire gauge of 2/0 AWG. Will be designed to be deployed by a single maintainer. Withstand exposure to rainfall at rate of 1.4 inches per hour. Shall withstand winds up to 120 mph without being fastened to the ground. Shall withstand ice accretion of up to 3 inches. Shall be designed to operate and be store at temperatures of negative 60 degrees to 160 degrees.
Shipping is required to delivery to MCAS Iwakuni JAPAN, Bldg. #1710 Distribution Management Office
ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: 17 Aug 2018.
The government intends NOT to request for competitive quotes. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Firms believing they can provide the lightning rods listed above must provide written notification within 3 business days of the posting date of this notice to the Contract Specialist with supporting evidence to that effect in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the stated requirements. Responses shall be emailed to Danilo V. Villamor at danilo.villamor@usmc.mil and Linda J. Brown at linda.brown@usmc.mil. Verification of receipt of electronic transmission is the sole responsibility of the contractor. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for future requirements. The due date and time response is 8/13/2018 at 4:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time. Firms should identify business size (i.e. small business, other than small business, etc.) in accordance with the size standard for NAICS Code 238290 which is $15,000,000.00. This notice may represent the only official notice of this requirement. Questions concerning this requirement should be directed to Danilo V. Villamor at danilo.villamor@usmc.mil and Linda J. Brown at linda.brown@usmc.mil.
Point of Contact for all matters pertaining to this special notice is: Danilo V. Villamor, Contract Specialist, e-mail: danilo.villamor@usmc.mil or Linda J. Brown, Supervisory Contracting Officer, e-mail: linda.brown@usmc.mil.
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