28--Shaft and oil distribution box parts

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC), Norfolk intends to negotiate a sole source Firm Fixed Price contract and will utilize procedures under FAR Part 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items with Rolls Royce, 110 Norfolk Street, Walpole, MA 02081 as required by Forward Ship Sustainment Activity (FSSA) Regional Maintenance Center (RMC) Detachment Bahrain. The contractor shall provide Rolls Royce parts and material that will be used to repair the Rolls Royce oil distribution and propeller shafts on the USS GLADIATOR. The anticipated date of award is on or about 11 June 2014. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. A complete RFQ package will be available on or about 03 June 2014, by downloading the documents at the Neco Website as follows: http://www.neco.navy.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333618. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1.