NAVSUP WSS CATAPULT SHUTTLE FRAME 1st DOG WELD REPAIR

The Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) Procurement Group, Patuxent River, MD 20670 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to INDUSTRIAL MARINE, Inc., 7259 Old Plank Road Jacksonville, FL 32254 (Cage Code: 1QX62) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Catapult Shuttle is a Critical Safety Item (CSI), references (a) and (b) are established policies, procedures, and assigned responsibilities for life-cycle management of Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) items critical to Naval Aviation safety, to include the repair and overhaul. The Fleet Readiness Center Mid Atlantic (FRCMA) Voyage Repair Team, a source approved by the Technical Authority (TA) / NAWC Engineering and has guardianship on the Shuttle overhaul program to include the Shuttle Dog Weld Repair by an outside source. Industrial Marine is an approved prime contractor that has provided the Technical Authority (TA) the required processes that have been reviewed and certified to accomplish the repairs. Variants, deviations, and departure from specifications are prohibited. VRT Mayport Quality Assurance Representative shall be notified of all issues associated to the technical requirements that are not compliant within the directives of this contract. VRT Mayport Quality Assurance Representative will be the direct liaison between the contractor and Technical Authority (TA). After completion of all work accomplished, NAWC Lakehurst Quality Assurance shall perform the Material Receipt Inspection (MRI). VRT Mayport Quality Assurance Representative shall be responsible in submitting the Request for Engineering Information (REI) to the Technical Authority (TA) for waiver or deviation of non-conforming characteristics annotated in the boundaries of this contracted MRI. For this reason, the government intends to procure these products on a sole source basis from Industrial Marine (CAGE Code: 1QX62). THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which, if received within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of contact for this requirement is Kara Marie Ridgell at [email protected].