P-8A Composite Repair Tool Kit pre-solicitation synopsis

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Lakehurst intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis to United Drill Bushing Corporation (cage code: 52369) for the production and delivery of a quantity of three (3) of Part Number 3156AS100-1; tool set, structural repair-composite; and an option CLIN for an additional three (3) of Part Number 3156AS100-1; tool set, structural repair-composite; in support of the United States Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Office, PMA-290’s requirement to procure Support and Test Equipment for the Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF) P-8A Program, via Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

United Drill Bushing Corporation is the only firm with the knowledge of the components, tooling, and devices included in the required Composite Repair Tool Kit; used to repair any composite structures of the aircraft. They remain the only firm with the expertise required to enhance performance in order to meet quality requirements for structurally sound repair of critical aircraft components. All required testing has been conducted and successfully completed under a prior contract.  United Drill Bushing does not have any authorized distributors. Both United Drill Bushing (as OEM) and this specific kit (by part number) are specifically called out in the NAVAIR Technical Manual which provides general instructions for composite repair for all Navy composite aircraft platforms. This acquisition is being pursued under the sole source basis under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements; therefore, a solicitation is not available for this procurement.

THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement as stated in this synopsis. This is being posted to satisfy the requirement of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-1(d). No Solicitation exists. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. All data received in response to this RFI, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses stating interest must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice. Responses should be submitted electronically to the designated Contract Specialist, Sara Baye, in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following e-mail address: Sara.C.Baye.Civ@US.Navy.mil with the subject line to include the notice ID of "N6835-24-R-0979". TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.