Twin Boom Extensible Crane (TBEC) -6AF crane upgrade

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE:



DESCRIPTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, a contract for the procurement of the Twin Boom Extensible Crane (TBEC) -6AF crane upgrade effort.

The contract is planned for Lake Shore Systems Inc. (LSSI) (cage code 7QAR4) of Kingsford, Michigan under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.â€

LSSI is the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical expertise to provide upgrades to the TBEC-6AF cranes.

The anticipated award date is July 2017 with delivery in November 2017. The anticipated contract value for this procurement is $376K total.

LSSI designed the TBEC-6 crane specific to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet and remains as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) who can meet the form, fit, function requirements necessary for timely delivery. Ongoing market research performed by the Government supports that a commercially available or non-developmental item equivalent exists to satisfy the Government’s requirement.



This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice outlining the Government’s intent to contract on a sole source basis with LSSI. Interested sources are solicited to provide their written technical capabilities.

Written response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested sources must submit detailed written technical capabilities to deliver the TBEC-6AF upgrade to trainer devices that meet the needs of the Government. Detailed written capabilities must be submitted by email to Mr. Shaan A. Charran (shaan.charran@navy.mil) in an electronic format that is compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 applications (MS Word), no later than 0900 on Monday, 17 April 2017. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored.



All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be limited to no more than TEN (10) pages.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no written challenge to this synopsis is received, a justification and approval (J and A) for other than full and open competition in accordance with the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C.

2304 (c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.3 based on the rationale provided above will be initiated. If conducted as a sole source procurement, a separate synopsis will not follow. This synopsis will satisfy the intent of the requirements under FAR 5.201 and 5.204. In accordance with FAR 5.102(e), copies of the solicitation will be available upon request.



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PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility (LTF) 2680 Woden St., San Diego, California 92136.



CS EMAIL ADDRESS: shaan.charran@navy.mil