U006 - Notice of Intent for Sole Source

NOTICE OF INTENT

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price contract to L3Harris OceanServer 275 Martine Street, Suite 301, Fall River, MA 02723. Under the authority of FAR 13.106 (1) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The requirement is for Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center (NOSWC). They have personnel that need training to operate an Iver3 and Iver4 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) at an advanced level, as well as perform intermediate level (I-Level) maintenance.

The vendor shall provide a one 5-day navy METOC forecaster training course on Iver3 and Iver4 UUV for up to four (4) students.

Topics covered shall include: Advanced Iver3 and Iver4 operator training, including deployment and recovery; Iver hardware, software, HW/SW configuration and connectivity; Advanced mission planning for challenging environments; In-depth post mission analysis; I-Level (intermediate) maintenance. The anticipated award date of this action is on or before 29 June 2023. The applicable NAICS code is 611513.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the licenses and proof as being an authorized distributor of the product.

Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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 or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

Capability statements are due by 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), June 12, 2023.

Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Noni Arcilla at the following email address at: noni.p.arcilla.civ@us.navy.mil

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED