Notice of Intent to Sole Source-Service-Radiography Device Maintenance-Certification

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES (RFQ).  A DETERMINATION NOT TO COMPETE THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS and IMF), Contracting Office (Code 400), hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity service contract. The procurement is for Maintenance and Certification on a Sentry 110 Radiography Exposure Device in support of PSNS and IMF.

The Product Service Code for this acquisition is J011 - Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Nuclear Ordnance.  The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541380 - Testing Laboratorieswith a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 Million.

PSNS and IMF will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures for this procurement. 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.  The original equipment manufacturer (OEM), designed and built the subject hydraulic test stands to meet a Government specification and unique requirements.   The OEM owns the controllers’ computer programming/ladder logic software and they maintain proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights and/or secret processes in the item or service.  SunSource is the authorized distributor and technical representative for the OEM.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.  No solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming.  However, interested parties may identify their interest by providing a capability statement/package, by email only, with subject line stating - RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE FOR N4523A22Q5716.  The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's skills and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.  Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is required for any prospective contractor.

Any response to this notice must be received no later than, MAY 26, 2022, 3 PM (Pacific Time)via email to Melissa Ayers, melissa.ayers@navy.mil and George Rutt, george.rutt@navy.mil.

Documents submitted will not be returned.  However, the Government will consider all proposals received by the closed date specified herein.  A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

NOTE:  PSNS and IMF Contracting Office (Code 400) will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent.