Long lead time material and detail design and construction of LPD 33-35 amphibious transport dock ship

The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue solicitation to Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, acting through its Ingalls Shipbuilding division (HII), 1000 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS 39567 for Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) and Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) of the LPD 33-35 Amphibious Transport Dock Ships. The LX(R) requirement that was developed to replace the retiring LSD 41/49 Class amphibious ships will be fulfilled with a SAN ANTONIO Class Flight II. LPD 30 is designated as the lead ship and LPD 33-35 are follow-on Flight II ships.  As the designer, builder, and life cycle engineering and support provider of the entire SAN ANTONIO Class Flight I and the lead Flight II ship, HII is the only source with the requisite knowledge and experience required to construct LPD 33-35. Pursuing an alternate source through competition would result in significant duplication of costs and unacceptable delays due to the loss of design expertise and production efficiencies achieved on the previous 16 ships that cannot be recovered on LPD 33-35.  No other vendor possesses the requisite facilities and qualified cadre of engineers, designers, and a construction workforce that can design, plan, construct, test, and deliver current and future amphibious ships.  The primary purposes of the notice are to improve small business access to acquisition information and enhance competition by identifying subcontracting opportunities.

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 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided because 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.