Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Makai Ocean Engineering

N66001-23-Q-6094: Notice of Intent to Make a Sole Source Award to Makai Ocean
Engineering, Inc.

This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR part 5.201. The purpose of this
synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center,
Pacific (NIWC Pacific)'s intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a
noncompetitive basis to Makai Ocean Engineering, INC., CAGE 07PW6 of 41-305
Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, Hawaii. This requirement is for the following:

ITEM 0001- 0003
Engineering Services
NIWC Pacific is to procure engineering services to perform hydrodynamic and
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of a custom tow body and cable system to
analyze the system behavior and provide critical design and operational inputs to meet
tow performance objectives.

QTY: 1 LOT

The Government intends to negotiate solely with Makai Ocean Engineering under the
authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), due to only one source being reasonably available to meet
the Government's needs. FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13,
Simplified Acquisition Procedures, apply. The applicable NAICS Code is 541330:
Engineering Services (Exception 3, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture), size
standard $47M.

Please be advised the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not
binding.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source
believing that it can fulfill the requirement may be considered by the agency. Interested
parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis, and must
clearly show the firm's ability to be responsive without compromising the quality,
accuracy, and reliability of services provided. A determination by the Government not to
compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the
discretion of the Government.

Capability statements, comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice shall be
submitted via e-mail ONLY to Jeremy Clay at Jeremy.M.Clay2.civ@us.navy.mil by11:00
AM PST, Wednesday 8 February 2023.

All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM).
Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a
registered UEID and CAGE Code numbers.