41--The furnishing of a base quantity of one LHD-1 300 Ton Air Conditioning Plant and required ancillary equipment, and ten days of support service.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center in Philadelphia plans to issue a firm-fixed price supply contract on a sole source basis to York International Corporation, a Johnson Controls company. The contract involves procuring one LHD-1 300 Ton Air Conditioning Plant along with the necessary ancillary equipment. Additionally, the contract includes provision for ten days of support services related to the equipment. This solicitation is intended to be issued without competitive bidding and only written requests for consideration will be accepted. The contract, identified by solicitation number N6554006R0014, was posted as a presolicitation in March 2006 under the Department of Defense's Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock office, located in Bethesda, Maryland. The contract does not specify a set-aside category or NAICS code. The place of performance details were not provided. This procurement reflects a targeted acquisition to meet specific operational requirements for air conditioning support on naval vessels.