10--Door, Hinge, Bushing

The Department of Defense, through the W6QK Ladder Contract Office, intends to award a sole source contract under solicitation number W25G1Q325900MA to BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. The contract involves the procurement of specific hardware components, including 20 units of Door, Hinge, Bushing (P/N 4303017) and 343 units of Por Driver's Seat Hardware Mod Kit (P/N 12539169), to support operations at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. This acquisition is being conducted under the NAICS code 336992 with a small business size standard of 1000 employees, and the sole source justification is authorized by FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(ii) as indicated in the attached Justification and Approval (J&A). While this is a sole source procurement and not a request for competitive proposals, the government has provided an opportunity for other vendors to submit proposals within five days of the notice issuance, with a deadline of 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time on October 17, 2013. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered. Responses to this notification will be used solely to determine whether a competitive procurement is warranted, but the decision to proceed without competition remains at the government's discretion. Interested parties may submit proposals via email to the designated point of contact, Charla McKee, who is also available to answer any questions regarding this procurement.