SOLE SOURCE – Shelter Plumbing Assemblies in support of AN/SLQ-32 (V)6

N0016420RWM26 – SOLE SOURCE – Shelter Plumbing Assemblies in support of AN/SLQ-32 (V)6 – PSC 4730 – NAICS 332996

Issue Date: 7 January 2020 – Closing Date: 6 February 2020 – 3:30 pm Eastern Time

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), located at 300 Highway 361 Crane, IN 47522-5001, has a requirement for the Shelter Plumbing Assemblies that are critical components of the AN/SLQ-32 (V)6 shelters in support of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP).  The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will cover a five-year ordering period utilizing FAR Part 12 procedures.  The proposed contract action is for modified commercial supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, Swagelok Corporation, 1170 Western Drive Indianapolis, IN 460241 under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented at FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The anticipated award date is 30 June 2020.

The anticipated contract CLINs are:

CLIN 0001 – P/N: WNYFST-ASSY-000911-P5 – Shelter Plumbing Assembly

CLIN 0002 – P/N: WNYFST-ASSY-000911-P6 – Shelter Plumbing Assembly

CLIN 0003 – P/N: WNYFST-ASSY-000911-P7 – Shelter Plumbing Assembly

CLIN 0004 – P/N: WNYFST-ASSY-000911-P8 – Shelter Plumbing Assembly

The contract minimum is quantity four (4) and the contract maximum is quantity one hundred seventy (170).  The FOB point shall be FOB destination: NSWC Crane.  Inspection and acceptance will be at destination.  Delivery terms will be addressed per Delivery Order.

This is being sole sourced because an award to any source other than the OEM (Swagelok, CAGE: 02570) would result in a duplication of costs that is not expected to be recovered through competition and an unacceptable delay to reverse engineer and test alternative solutions. Request for proposal will not be made available through the System of Award Management (SAM) website, BETA.SAM.GOV.  The request for proposal will be provided directly to Swaqelok Corporation.  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 determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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.

The US Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to the NSWC Crane POC any time prior to the expiration of this announcement. The NSWC Crane POC is Seth Swartzentruber, Code 0243, E-mail: seth.swartzentruber@navy.mil Phone: (812-854-8153).  Please reference the above solicitation number (N0016420RWM26) when responding to this notice.