Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for the purchase of spare parts in support of C-27J Aircraft.

The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to Roll-Royce Corporation, 2001 South Tibbs Avenue,Indianapolis, IN(CAGE CODE 63005) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The United States Coast Guard C-27J program requires spare aircraft parts for the fleet. Only the exact part numbers listed on the Purchase Order will be accepted. This requirement must be restricted to authorized sources of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (CAGE CODE 63005). The specifications are proprietary to the OEM. Complete specifications and drawings for these components are not available for distribution by the Coast Guard. The original certification documentation from the OEM for each part number identified in the schedule is required to be included with the part at the time of shipment. In addition, if the source of supply is other than the OEM, documented traceability of the equipment to CAGE CODE 63005 is required. Competition will be limited to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or any source that can provide the part numbers identified in the schedule with the documentation certification requirements

The Coast Guard requires that distributors or other potential sources be ASA-100 certified, or in compliance with other quality systems listed in FAA Advisory Circular 00-56A. These requirements are necessary in order for the Coast Guard to maintain the capability to adequately support all Coast Guard missions.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Interested firms may submit information that indicates their ability to satisfy this requirement. All responsible sources may submit a response which if timely received, will be considered by the agency. Responses must be received at the Contracting Office no later than 3:00 PM EDT, May 01 2017, via email. POC is Domingo Cruz Jr., email: Domingo.Cruz2@uscg.mil.

The anticipated award date is May 09, 2017.

Please see attachments for requirement.