Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract

Program Executive Office Land Systems (PEO LS) intends to negotiate a Firm-Fixed-Price contract, on a sole source basis, with Marvin Land Systems (MLS), 261 West Beach Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90302. The resultant contract will provide spare parts in order to maintain the MLS 10kW Auxiliary Power Units (APU), Part Number 401-9900, during Government Verification Testing. The MLS 10kW APU is integrated onto five (5) Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) trucks to evaluate fuel efficiency during pre-deployment exercises at 29 Palms, California. This contract action will deliver high failure components and preventative maintenance parts in order to minimize APU downtime and increase APU reliability during testing.

MLS is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Marine Corps' Auxiliary Power Units which the Marine Corps intends to supplement through this contracting action. As the Auxiliary Power Unit developer and sole producer, MLS has the unique specific knowledge necessary to provide spare parts in the required timeframe. It is estimated that deliveries under the resultant contract needed to support testing wil be made between four to sixteen weeks after award.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the Government. The points of contact for this notice are Mr. Randall Jewett at randall.jewett@usmc.mil and Ms. Karen Matsushima at karen.matsushima@usmc.mil. Any questions regarding this posting are due by 2:00PM EST 3 January 2014. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a competitive basis is solely within the discretion of the Government.