Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract
Cancelled Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Department of the Army
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
- Place of performance
- Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Life Support International Inc. This special notice announces the government's intention to award a firm-fixed price contract for other support activities for water transportation services under NAICS code 488390. The contract is valued under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold with a size standard of $47,000,000. The anticipated period of performance runs from September 30, 2025, through January 1, 2026, with work to be performed in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The Army is utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) as the authority for this sole source procurement, determining that only one source is reasonably available for this requirement.
The purpose of this notice is to provide transparency in accordance with FAR requirements for proposed sole source contract actions, though it is not a solicitation for bids or proposals. Interested parties who believe they can fulfill the requirement may submit responses demonstrating their bona fide capability to Tanner Scanlan at the provided email address, though the original deadline of August 22, 2025, has already passed. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete this requirement based on any responses received. This notice specifically states that unsolicited proposals will not be accepted and that the government assumes no responsibility for costs incurred by parties responding to this announcement. The contract relates to maintenance, repair, and rebuild services for ships, small craft, pontoons, and floating docks as indicated by the PSC code J019.
Notice text
Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Joint Base Lewis- McChord intends to issue a firm-fixed price sole‐source award to Life Support International Inc. 2250 Cabot Blvd. W. #255 Langhorne, PA. 19047.
The anticipated NAICS code is 488390; Other Support Activities for Water Transportation with a size standard of $47,000,000.00. The requested period of performance is 30 SEP 2025 to 1 JAN 2026. The contract place of performance is Langhorne, PA.
The authority for this sole source is Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a Single Source, which states, “For purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.”
This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 5.101(a)(1) requiring the Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract dissemination of information on proposed contract actions.
This is not a request for quotes, bids, or offerors and unsolicited proposals in response to this notice will not be accepted.
Interested parties may identify their interest and sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. Responses should be addressed to Tanner Scanlan; tanner.m.scanlan.civ@army.mil no later than 22 AUG 2025. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
MICC‐Joint Base Lewis-McChord is not responsible for any costs incurred in response to this notice.
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