F3N0612075AW01- JFDRC Tricon Container

Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) In accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2 this notice constitutes a notice of intent to solicit a sole source request for quote/proposal to The Entwistle Company for the purchase of Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment (FORCE) Tricon is a storage/shipping container that has shelving designed specifically around the contents within the container that weighs 4,000 lbs empty. These specialty shelves hold four Elking Turntables that support 6" x 500' collapsible fuel hoses that weigh 4,000 lbs, in addition to three 4" x 25' hard fuel hoses weighing 300 lbs located at the bottom of the container. Each shelving unit is secured with weld, and a lock-pin mechanism. The total weight of the container once packaged with the various hoses is 8,815 lbs. The contents within the container, location of the the contents, and total weight of the packaged container is standardized for strategic field and/or operational use deemed necessary for rapid employment in a deployed location.. A justification and approval will be published after award. This sole source action is needed to prevent unacceptable cost, schedule, and mission impacts if the Government were to award to a vendor other than the vendor currently executing the construction. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB); the Air Force does not intended to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Although "quote" and "proposal" are used in this notice of contract action, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. Performance of this contract will be in RAMSTEIN, GERMANY Interested parties may submit unclassified responses to this notice by email to: Amanda L. Jardine, TSgt [email protected] Tyre E. Baker, A1C [email protected]