PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS OCEAN MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC. will provide an ARIS Explorer 1800, dual-frequency imaging sonar (DIDSON) camera and rotator package. The camera is required to take high quality imaging of underwater targets regardless of water clarity to observe the response and identity of marine life to noise-generating activities by the Navy in the Chesapeake Bay. Contractor: OCEAN MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC., 2810 Hudson Street, Chesapeake, VA 23324. The value of the contract is expected to be under $150,000. The Government intends to negotiate directly with Ocean Marine Industries, Inc. No solicitation will be issued. 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 award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. A request for documentation will not be considered as an affirmative response. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding a company’s ability to meet all requirements. If no responses are received within 15 business days after publication of this notice before 12:00PM EST, to the effect that obtaining services from an alternate source is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these services through a sole-source contract, then a sole source acquisition award will be made. No questions will be addressed. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address
[email protected]. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b). The rationale that only one responsible source Ocean Marine Industries, Inc., exists is based on: Ocean Marine Industries, Inc is the only professional firm that can provide the camera and rotator package necessary to perform the tasks outlined above; Sound Metrics is the sole manufacturer and Ocean Marine Industries, Inc is the sole distributor. Sound Metrics manufactures the camera that is required to take high quality imaging of underwater targets up to 35 meters away regardless of water clarity. The anticipated award date is 16 July 2015. Point of contact for this purchase is Sharan Lind at 757-322-4150.