Notice of Intent to Issue Sole Source - Engineered Composite Repair JIP

This notice is in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Acquisition Operations Branch is the contracting office for this procurement.
The purpose of this notice is to announce the intent to award a firm fixed-price Purchase Order on a sole source basis to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Rose Court 2 Southwark Bridge London, SE1 9HS, United Kingdom (DUNS: 228753372), in accordance with FAR Part 13 and FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) soliciting from a single source.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is leading a shared research program aimed at improving the collective knowledge and understanding of the long-term integrity of engineered composite repairs. For BSEE to find another organization with the expertise and capability of HSE would come at a considerable larger cost to the Government and would result in duplication of work. With a reduced cost to the Government due to the cost sharing for this JIP, the Government will obtain high quality deliverables in a subject matter in which there is a serious knowledge gap throughout the entire industry and will greatly benefit from the results of the research. Only HSE can act as the contractor as they are currently running the JIP that is being conducted at this time.
It is anticipated that a purchase order award will occur on or before October 2018. The anticipated period of performance for this Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) project as 5 months with the anticipation of a 2 month extension for continued research.
The applicable NAICS Code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Live Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only. However, all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency if received by the Point of Contact (POC) listed below by 12:00 p.m. ET, September 14, 2018 (reference Solicitation No. 140E0118Q0092). A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government. POC: David Jablonski, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition Operations Branch - VAE-AMD, 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166. Any response to this notice shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer, David Jablonski at David.Jablonski@bsee.gov.
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