Notice of sole source for chok couplings IAW DWG 649407 REV. ISS. 1 DA91

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a Sole Source contract to 100 Bourne ST Westfield, New York

14787-9706 in support of the USS ESSEX LHD-2.

FLCSD will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition.

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 (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

The proposed contract action is Sole Source only.

In accordance with FAR 5.102, the required justification documentation is attached (See Note 22).

This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotation.

No solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming.

Interested parties may identify their interest and submit product information in response to this notice by 10:00 AM PST 23 May 2023 via email to michelle.muniz@navy.mil.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is entirely at the discretion of the Government.

NOTE 22: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.

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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.