Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Sonic Boom Noise Monitor System
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N6247025Q0024
- Agency
-
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- F999 Other Environmental Services
- Place of performance
- Patuxent River, Maryland, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic has published a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source contract to Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC for a custom-designed sonic boom noise monitor system. This procurement supports noise mitigation requirements for the Atlantic Test Range at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Sustainability Office located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The notice cites FAR 6.302-1(a) as justification, stating that only one responsible source exists and no other contractors are capable of satisfying the agency requirements. The contract falls under NAICS code 541330 for Engineering Services with a small business size standard of $47 million. Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC qualifies as a small business under this classification.
The primary purpose of this notice is to inform the contracting community of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source award rather than conducting a competitive procurement. Interested parties have until 2:00 PM EDT on August 12, 2025, to submit written statements of capabilities containing clear and convincing evidence that competition would be more advantageous to the government. The notice explicitly states this is not a request for expressions of interest, proposals, or quotations, and no contract award will be made based on such submissions. Responses must be submitted to jennifer.w.mcdonald2.civ@us.navy.mil, and all costs associated with preparing responses are the sole responsibility of the contractor. If no qualifying responses are received by the deadline, the government will proceed with the sole source award to Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC, with an anticipated award date of September 8, 2025.
Notice text
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS TO BLUE RIDGE RESEARCH AND CONSULTING, LLC, 29 N MARKET ST STE 700, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, Norfolk, VA intends to award a sole source contract to Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC, 29 N Market St STE 700, Asheville, NC 28801 to provide a custom-designed sonic boom noise monitor (SBM) system in support of a noise mitigation requirement for the Atlantic Test Range (ATR) Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Sustainability Office at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland.
This sole source requirement meets the conditions of FAR 6.302-1(a), only one responsible source exists and no other contractors are capable of satisfying agency requirements.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals, or quotations. No solicitation documentation exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice.
Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330, Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons. The Small Business size standard is $47,000,000. Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC is a small, for profit business under the applicable NAICS. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.
If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. A request for documentation will not be considered as an affirmative response.
The Government will be the sole determiner regarding a company’s ability to meet all requirements. If no responses are received by 2:00 PM EDT, 12 August 2025, to the effect that obtaining services from an alternate source is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these services through a sole-source contract, then a firm fixed price sole source award will be made to Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC. No questions will be addressed.
All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the following email address: jennifer.w.mcdonald2.civ@us.navy.mil. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated award date is 08 September 2025.
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