NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE 13 July 2016, Contracting Office, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center intends to issue a purchase order under FAR 6.302 Circumstances Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition and FAR Part 12 Acquisitions of Commercial items to TUCKER SNO-CAT CORP on a Sole Source basis to purchase the following line Items: CLIN 0001: (1 EA) The complete preventive and summer maintenance service include the following: Sno-Cat Groomer, USMC #298926 a. Contractor shall perform all the services on the government owned Tucker Sno-Cat according to the manufacturer's specifications. All fluids are drained and all filters are replaced. Must inspect all road wheel bearing and repack with fresh grease and replace the wheel seals. The track system carriers are lubed and serviced and all tracks are inspected. Make sure no tracks are jumping off the sprockets due to being loose. Must inspect the complete electrical system from switches to light bulbs. The hydraulic system is inspected from the blade to the rear quick connects. All hoses and fittings must be inspected and repaired as needed. Repair or replace tiller tines, seals and bearings Rebalance tiller drums and repaint Service tiller gear box and motor. Check and replace worn components. Check leakages. Inspects the Sno-Cat's paint for cracks or problems. Frame inspected for cracks and brakes, and all repairs made to manufacturers specifications Replace the bearings and races in the front and rear differentials Journal the differentials Provide a valve adjustment to O.E. M. specifications to include a new gasket. Upon completion of the maintenance and repair services, contractor shall run the Sno-Cat testing on all functions. Replace worn drive sprockets both inner and outer Check for and repair any coolant leaks in the passenger area under the passenger seats. Check and repair lose leaf springs, passenger compartment area, and exhaust pipe assemblies b. Contractor shall replace current OEM 12-way, and all supporting components of the 12-way blade with new Tucker OEM 12-way blade and supporting components. c. Tucker Sno-cat 298926 needs to have both differentials rebuilt, and all bearings and seals need to be replaced with new Tucker OEM parts, and rebuilt to manufacturer's specifications. d. Tucker Sno-cat 298926 needs to have journal axles rebuilt to Tucker manufacturer' s specifications. CLIN 0002: (1 EA) The complete preventive and summer maintenance service include the following: Sno-Cat Groomer, USMC #292033 a. Contractor shall perform all the services on the government owned Tucker Sno-Cat according to the manufacturer's specifications. All fluids are drained and all filters are replaced. Must inspect all road wheel bearing and repack with fresh grease and replace the wheel seals. The track system carriers are lubed and serviced and all tracks are inspected. Make sure no tracks are jumping off the sprockets due to being loose. Must inspect the complete electrical system from switches to light bulbs. The hydraulic system is inspected from the blade to the rear quick connects. All hoses and fittings must be inspected and repaired as needed. Repair or replace tiller tines, seals and bearings Rebalance tiller drums and repaint Service tiller gear box and motor. Check and replace worn components. Check leakages. Inspects the Sno-Cat's paint for cracks or problems. Frame inspected for cracks and brakes, and all repairs made to manufacturers specifications Replace the bearings and races in the front and rear differentials Journal the differentials Provide a valve adjustment to O.E. M. specifications to include a new gasket. Upon completion of the maintenance and repair services, contractor shall run the Sno-Cat testing on all functions. Replace worn drive sprockets both inner and outer Check for and repair any coolant leaks in the passenger area under the passenger seats. Check and repair lose leaf springs, passenger compartment area, and exhaust pipe assemblies b. Contractor shall replace current OEM 12-way, and all supporting components of the 12-way blade with new Tucker OEM 12-way blade and supporting components. c. Tucker Sno-cat 2292033 needs to have the tiller pump shaft replaced, and the crosses for the tiller pump shafts replaced with new Tucker OEM parts , and rebuilt to manufacturer's specifications. The Government intends to award a Firm- Fixed Price sole-source contract Tucker Sno Cat. This firm is the sole manufacturer of the Tucker Sno Cat. No other source will satisfy the Governments requirement. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 336999 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees. This document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect throughout the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-72 effective 30 January 2014. This requirement is determined to be available from only one source because of the regional restrictions placed by the manufacturer. No request for quote for this procurement will be transmitted via Federal Business Opportunities. Proposed award date is on or about 15 July 2016. All potential offerors shall contact Chad Cielencki via email at
[email protected] for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals, or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice.