Notice of intent to award a sole source contract

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a Sole Source contract to SAFE Boats International, LLC for operator/maintainer training of MKVI Patrol craft, in support of Coastal Riverine Group One, San Diego, CA. SAFE Boats International, LLC is the authorized sole manufacturer of the MK VI patrol craft. Requirement includes course of instruction in Imperial Beach, CA from 25 February 2019 to 15 March 2019.
FLCSD will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition.
The authority for soliciting a single source under simplified acquisition procedures is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting Competition, which states that 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 (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).
The proposed contract action is for a sole source.
In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), the required justification documentation is attached.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotation.
No solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming.
Interested parties may identify their interest and submit product information in response to this notice by noon PST, 07 Jan 2019 PST via email to Catherine Miller, catherine.miller@navy.mil; or Michelle Muniz, michelle.muniz@navy.mil.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is entirely at the discretion of the Government.
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