60--SOLE SOURCE - SHIPBOARD KITS

This solicitation is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov/ and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by NSWC Crane. SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT The Navy intends to solicit and negotiate this contract as a Sole Source Procurement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Kitco Fiber Optics 5269 Cleveland St. Suite 110 Virginia Beach, VA. 23462 IAW 6.3021-1(c). The basis for restricting competition is the lack of detailed drawings/specifications test procedures and test stations in addition to duplicative costs and time that will be required to reverse engineer the system. All other offeror’s may submit a quote that will be reviewed by the Government. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation 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. CLIN 0001 SHIP BOARD MQJ TEST CABLE KIT CLIN 0002 SHIPBOARD CONSUMABLE MATERIAL KIT CLIN 0003 NSSN KIT CLIN 0004 QDTR KIT-SHIPBOARD CLIN 0005 QUAD TEST KIT WITH SP PORTS AND CASE CLIN 0006 EUSION SPLICER KIT SPECIAL WITH TRIPOD CLIN 0007 FVDW-4409 BENCHTOP FIBER INSPECTIONS KIT Inspection and Acceptance is to be at destination with deliver F.O.B. Destination: NSWC Crane, IN 47522-5001. Please reference delivery schedule in RFQ. Solicitation will be available for download on the NECO and FedBizOpps website. All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to FedBizOpps and NECO. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor, FedBizOpps and/or NECO for amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offeror’s that provide a quote will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. To be eligible for award of a Government contract, contractors must be properly registered in the Governments Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). CCR and ORCA have been recently incorporated into the Governments new point of registration, System for Awards Management (SAM). This site can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov, re-registration may be necessary. Submitting a quote from the NECO website by clicking on "Submit Bid" does not guarantee offers will be received by the proper person in the correct format. It is the responsibility of the offeror to submit quotes to the Point of Contact (POC) at NSWC Crane. The POC is Mr. Andrew Ficklin, at tel: +1 (555) 000-0000 or email: contact@example.gov. Ensure all Quote are sent before 06 MAY 2013 4:00 P.M. EDT.