NAVSUP WSS Philadelphia intends to solicit L3 Technologies Inc. (06401) for the repair of items for the MIDS LVT System. The intention of this solicitation is to award a firm fixed price, five year, Long Term Contract.

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Philadelphia intends to solicit L3 Technologies Inc. (06401) for the repair of items in support of the Common Avionics platform for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal (MIDS LVT). The intention of this solicitation is to award a firm fixed price, five year, Long Term Contract. The contract will include repair of the parts listed in the attachment. The government intends to contract on a sole source basis with the above mentioned source. They are the only known source of supply for these items. This acquisition is being processed in accordance with Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The applicable NAICS code is 334220. The requirement will be procured in accordance with FAR 6.302-1--only limited responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement or submit proposals, quotations, or capability statements. Based on the market research, the Government's need cannot be met by a type of item customarily available in the marketplace. FAR Part 12 shall not be used. 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

This item is certified as 3C which means this part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing/repair knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition/repair of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source retains data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. The time required for approval of a new source is such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source, you
must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Source Approval Information Brochures listed below.

Repair: www.neco.navy.mil/sarr.aspx

This brochure identifies the technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never made. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS submit with your offer, a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the  Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time/and or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet Government requirements, award of this requirement may continue based on fleet support needs. Responses to this notice of intent shall be submitted no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of this synopsis to NAVSUP WSS Philadelphia, Attn: Cody Cameron, Contracting Officer, Code (N763.09), via email at cody.p.cameron@navy.mil. Approved source will be solicited after 06 SEP 2023 and the solicitation will close thirty (30) days after the effective date of the solicitation.