SOLE SOURCE - SINGLE DUTY SWITCH TUBES P/N 2904186 and DOUBLE DUTY SWITCH TUBES P/N 6155763

This solicitation is being posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov/.  FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet.  Please feel free to use the FBO site to access information posted by NSWC Crane.

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division plans to enter into a sole source contract with Econco, 607 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA for single duty (SD) and double duty (DD) switch tubes.  This will be a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for a min/max of 5/60 SD and 37/477 DD over a five-year period. 

The contract will be issued as a Firm-Fixed Price contract with delivery terms of 180 days after contract award.  Delivery will be FOB destination to NSWC Crane with inspection and acceptance at destination within 30 days of receipt.  

This requirement will be negotiated on a sole-source basis in accordance with the statutory authority 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1)(a)(2)(iii) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  The basis for restricting competition is that Econco holds the data rights for the design drawings and processes.  Establishing alternative sources will result in unacceptable duplicative costs and time delays for another contractor to be certified for all the tests and requirements, including electrical testing, environmental testing and operating, and shelf life tests.

To be eligible for award, interested offerors must be certified under the Joint Certification Program (JCP) and provide confirmation as detailed in the solicitation.  Proof of JCP certification must be provided prior to being issued the technical information.  More information will be provide in the solicitation.  Offerors may obtain certification information via the internet at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/JCP/default.asp.

Also, to be eligible for award, offerors must be properly registered in the Government's System for Award Management (SAM) database.  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 solicitation will not be available for download.  No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed.  Responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.  It is the responsibility of interested offerors to monitor FedBizOpps for any additional amendments that may be issued.  Offers must be submitted in the format specified in the solicitation.  It is the responsibility of the offeror to submit offers to the Point of Contact (POC) at NSWC Crane.  The POC is Mr. Terry Jenkins, Code CXNM at Tel: 812-854-3627 or email:  terry.jenkins2@navy.mil.  Reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.  For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award.

Contracting Office Address:

Code CXNM, Building 2035

300 Highway 361

Crane, IN 47522-5000