STAT Transducer and Transduction Analysis

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Undersea Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department, Code 85, has overall responsibility for the development and maintainability of undersea items.

This requirement is for the evaluation of the Technical Refresh STAT design and future capabilities. NUWCDIVNPT intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order on a sole source basis to Mandex, Inc. (CAGE Code 3Z682), under the authority of FAR 6.302. Mandex is not a small business under the relevant NAICS Code 541330. Mandex Inc. has been providing transducer consultation for the AN/WSQ-9 Signal Analysis System on acoustic array design from the initiation of the program.  As the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Mandex has been approved by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for specialized engineering services on new transduction devices for the U.S. Navy.  Mandex was instrumental in developing new transducer technology. If any other company were to recreate this conceptual design in order to perform this effort, it would be at a considerable additional cost to the government.

The Period of Performance will be from date of award through September
30th, 2022.

Deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination, Newport, RI, USA (02841).

This procurement is being processed using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This requirement is an other than full and open competition, sole source procurement as concurred with by the NUWCDIVNPT Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). The NAICS Code is 541330; the size standard is $38.5M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A
determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice 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 in the future. Offers for other products must contain complete product information and prices (to include labor categories and hours proposed, and any material or other direct costs). The following addenda or additional terms and conditions apply: Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is DO-C9.

Responses to the attached RFQ N66604-21-Q-0426 must be received by 2:00PM EST on 15 SEP 2021.

For information on this acquisition contact Kevin E. Silva at kevin.e.silva@navy.mil.