16--Shoulder Harne Reel

The contract involves the procurement of 40 units of a Shoulder Harne Reel, identified by NSN 7RH 1680-99-196-3026, to be sole sourced to Martin-Baker under procurement code 3H. The Department of Defense's Navsup Weapon Systems Support office, located in Philadelphia, PA, is soliciting this requirement. The acquisition will be conducted as a non-competitive, sole-source action under FAR 6.302-1, allowing negotiation with only one source due to the unique nature of the supplies or services. Although this is not a request for competitive proposals, other interested and capable parties may submit their responses within 45 days (or 30 days if the award occurs under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement) from the date of the synopsis publication. The Government retains discretion to determine whether to pursue competition based on received information, which is primarily intended to assess the necessity of sole sourcing. This procurement notice clarifies that any responses will be considered solely to evaluate the possibility of competitive procurement, but the final decision not to compete rests with the Government. The solicitation number for this presolicitation action is N0038313PP206, and the contracting office is part of the Department of Defense’s weapon systems support operations.