Garnet Abrasive Drums

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open basis the following items: 1) ITEM 1 GARNET ABRASIVE 55LB DRUMS QTY 39600; 2) ITEM 2 SHIPPING, Qty 1 LE. This requirement is sole sourced to Barton International, Six Warren Street, Glen Falls, NY 12801 as the only vendor able to produce this requirement due to the garnet drums being the only material acceptable to use in the current machines to remain in warranty standards. Respond to Beth Exzabe, by email to [email protected], fax to (760) 939-3095, or mail to Commander NAWCWD Code 254200D, Attn: Beth Exzabe, 1 Administration Circle, Building 2334, MS 1303, China Lake, CA 93555-6108. Quotations are preferred via email. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any form believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to be received at the Contracting Office no later than 05 days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency. The written response shall reference solicitation number N6893620Q0151 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm's experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule. All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within Contract Opportunities. See the DLIS website for registration details: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number before the registration will be activated. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an 'Active' status as the government cannot award to an entity without an 'Active' SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.