Cancellation: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract for Spare / Replacement Engine Equipment

The Supervisor of Shipbuilding in Bath, Maine had planned to award a sole source contract to Fairbanks Morse Engine for specific spare and replacement engine equipment, including a full cylinder head, honing devices, rubber elements, and an undersized cylinder head. The procurement was designated for these particular parts without a small business set-aside, and no solicitation package was to be issued. Although this notice was not a request for competitive proposals, vendors capable of meeting the specifications were invited to submit written notifications by a specified deadline for consideration, with the government reserving the right to decide whether or not to compete the procurement based on those responses. However, this planned action was subsequently canceled. The contract opportunity, initially identified under solicitation number N62786-T-14-0005, pertained to supplies needed by the Department of Defense's shipbuilding and repair office in Bath, Maine. Communication regarding the contract was directed through designated points of contact including a contracting officer, and the contract was categorized under the NAICS code for ship and boat building and repair. The cancellation indicates that the government chose not to proceed with the sole source award as originally intended.