13--M4 AMAGEZINES FOR MILES M4 AND M249 WEAPON SYSTEM

The U.S.Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) intends to award a sole source contract to Brownells, Inc. The proposed contract will provide NNSA 3,000 magazines for the M4/M249 weapons. Like previous purchases, these magazines are made specifically to only accept blank cartidges and fit into a firearm with a corresponding block to prevent insertion of live-fire ammunition magazines. These magazines are conspicuously marked. The proposed action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(c). This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement within ten (10) calendar days of publication of this notice, to be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to comp ete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.