Serpent LPU
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0042126WPM2020011
- Agency
-
Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Patuxent River, Maryland, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Air Warfare Center intends to procure 200 Serpent Life Preserver Units (Part Number S-9510-1) as a sole-source acquisition from Switlik Parachute Company under FAR 6.302-1, with a capability-statement response deadline of June 11, 2026.
Switlik, a small business and original equipment manufacturer (CAGE Code 78673), is the sole known source capable of meeting the Government's technical and performance requirements for this proprietary item. The LPUs will support qualification and testing activities for the Survival Vest System Improvement (SVSI) program and will be procured as a simplified acquisition.
The Government will consider capability statements received by the June 11 deadline to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead; however, the decision to compete or sole-source remains solely within Government discretion. Interested parties should submit written responses by email to Ms. Amy Wescott or Mr. Greg Tollefsen. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Switlik Parachute Company directly. No phone inquiries will be entertained.
Notice text
Description:
The Government intends to procure 200 Life Preserver Units, Serpent LPU Part Number S-9510-1, for the qualification of the Survival Vest System Improvement (SVSI) program. These assets are required to support ongoing qualification and testing activities.
This requirement will be solicited as a sole source procurement to Switlik Parachute Company (CAGE Code: 78673) as a simplified acquisition. Switlik is a small business and is the original equipment manufacturer and the only known source capable of providing the specified LPU assets. The Serpent LPU P/N S-9510-1 is a proprietary item and no other suppliers are authorized or able to meet the Government’s technical and performance requirements.
Authority:
The proposed contract action is for supplies 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. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement with a capability statement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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. No phone inquiries will be entertained. Responses shall be made in writing by E-mail to the attention of Ms. Amy Wescott or Mr. Greg Tollefsen using the contact information provided in this synopsis. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Switlik Parachute Company.
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