20--AXIB Buoys

The Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, VA 23511-3392 intends to negotiate a sole source, Firm Fixed-Price contract for AXIB Arctic Buoys. This requirement will be processed under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13.5. The resulting contract is intended to be awarded on a sole source bases to LBI, Inc. The Government intends to procure Five (5) Air deployable AXIB buoys and four (4) ship deployable AXIB buoys. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 332313. This office will no longer issue a hard copy of the Request for Quote (RFQ); therefore, a copy can be obtained from http://www.neco.navy.mil or http://www.fedbidopps.gov on or about 25 August 2017. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award (https://www.sam.gov), during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this RFQ, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the internet at https://www.bpn.gov. The NECO website has a “Submit Bid� button next to the solicitation number. DO NOT use the “Submit Bid� button on NECO to submit your proposal for the upcoming solicitation.