USNS GRASP Caterpillar (CAT) D399TA Engine Repair

Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ship Support San Diego intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order to Caterpillar/Caterpillar-Authorized vendor.

The proposed contract action, for which the Government intends to solicit under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), is for Caterpillar (CAT) D399TA Engine Repair in support of USNS GRASP. See attached Statement of Work for details.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Respondents must provide level of effort and dollar estimates to acquire a full understanding of the design of the equipment. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A written response must include evidence of the respondents’ ability to support the described equipment. Interested parties with the capability of meeting the proposed requirements are requested to provide an e-mail to the MSC Point of Contact:  Keiko D’Agostino at email: keiko.dagostino.civ@us.navy.mil no later than  2 September 2021 at noon Pacific Time expressing interest and outlining their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.