Sole source – engineering support services for ships and ship systems in the ship design, engineering, and integration support technical area

N0016423R1011 – SOLE SOURCE – ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SHIPS AND SHIP SYSTEMS IN THE SHIP DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND INTEGRATION SUPPORT TECHNICAL AREA – PSC R425 – NAICS 541330

Issue Date: 28 October 2022 – Closing Date: 11 November 2022 – 1300 Eastern Time

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC-CR), on behalf of Naval Systems Engineering Directorate (SEA 05), has a requirement for engineering support services for ships and ship systems in the Ship Design, Engineering, and Integration Support for the Surface Ships technical area.

The proposed contract action is for the services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), 1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX 77389 [Cage Code: 2B704], under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The requirement is being solicited on a sole source basis because ABS provides specialized, third party services to a variety of government agencies related to the agencies’ maritime vessels and other assets. ABS is recognized by the United States Coast Guard’s Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards as the society that advances commercial vessel safety. ABS also is expressly recognized by statute 46 USC § 3316(a), as the sole source provider of classification services for vessels owned by the United States Government and in all matters related to classification. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of re-evaluating the justification for sole source or limitation of sources and making a determination to change the acquisition strategy to a competitive procurement. Solicitations and amendments for this sole source action will not be posted to sam.gov and are available only from the POC identified below; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the controlled attachments. Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Information about the JCP is located at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx . The controlled attachments will be posted at the same time the solicitation is posted.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to Ms. Heather Allen, Code 0243, telephone 812-854-6240, e-mail heather.n.allen.civ@us.navy.mil.  Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.