Notice of intent to award a sole source contract

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound intends to award a sole source contract to Applied Technical Services for radiographic inspection of sonar dome rubber windows on a US Navy vessel at SRF-JRMC in Yokosuka, Japan. The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is procuring these specialized inspection services under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), citing that only one responsible source has been identified as reasonably available to meet the agency requirements. The contract will be structured as a firm fixed price agreement with a performance period from November 10, 2025 through November 21, 2025. This notice serves solely as notification of the government's intent to sole source and explicitly states that no evaluation criteria will be applied, as this is not a competitive procurement. The anticipated contract award date is September 1, 2025, with a response deadline of August 21, 2025 for notification purposes only.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and has already received Small Business Administration approval as of August 20, 2025. Applied Technical Services has been identified as the sole contractor capable of performing the required radiographic inspection services. The notice does not specify contract values or budget ranges for this specialized technical service requirement. The work involves inspection of critical sonar equipment components on a single US Navy vessel over an eleven-day service period. The procurement falls under NAICS code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) with a size standard of 1,300 employees, and is classified under Product Service Code J999 for Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (West). No solicitation documentation exists, and the government will not accept telephone inquiries or competitive submissions in response to this notice.