Sole source - calibration, emergency repair, and preventative maintenance for government owned advantest/HP 93000 semiconductor test systems

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Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price service contract to Advantest America INC. on a sole source basis for calibration, emergency repair, and preventative maintenance for Government owned Advantest/HP 93000 semiconductor test systems.

The Navy intends to solicit and negotiate a five year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract on a Sole Source basis in accordance with statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The basis for restricting competition is due to intellectual property rights and duplication costs for approving another source.

The Contractor must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive an award. Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual certificate requirements via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Inspection and acceptance shall be at destination. Anticipated start date is 7 March 2014.

Since this is a sole source procurement, no solicitation will be available for download on the FedBizOpps website. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be evaluated by the requesting agency.

It is the responsibility of the offeror to submit offers to NSWC Crane. The Point of Contact (POC) is Mr. Aaron Deich, Code CXMQEF at Tel: (812) 854-6529 or email aaron.deich@navy.mil. Reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that submit a proposal prior to announcement expiration will be permitted to provide any changes/amendments and be eligible for future discussions and/or award.

Contracting Office Address:
Code CXMQ Building 2035
300 Highway 361
Crane, IN 47522-5000