Notice of intent to award a sole source procurement

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hereby gives notice of their intent to award a ‘P’ contract to Machines & Methods, Inc. 146 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE Bellevue, WA, 98008-5207 , UNITED STATES CAGE Code:  49395 on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.501(a) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility have a requirement to establish a commercial turn-key remanufacture contract for the remanufactuiring of two (2) Monarch Engine Lathes. Market research results indicate that Machines & Methods is the only source capable of providing the required turnkey remanufacture that includes transporting,  rebuilding, and installing on site at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. As such, the Government intends to procure this turnkey remanufacture on a sole source basis with Machines & Methods,  the only approved representative of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Monarch Lathes in the Northwest.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Nonetheless, responsible sources who believe that this intent to sole source is in error may submit a capability statement, which, if received within ten (10) calendar days after the date of the publication of this notice of intent to award a sole source procurement, will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice – is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of response to this announcement.

The NAICS code is  811310,  Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance and has a size standard of $8,000,000.

All timely responses will be considered. No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms.

Questions and responses to this notice shall be submitted in writing by 10:00 AM PST on 3 August 2020, to  Jonah Jordan at jonah.f.jordan@navy.mil. No phone inquiries or responses will be accepted.