ELECTRO-OPTICS SENSOR (EOS) SYSTEMS, BRITE STAR BLOCK II Systems, PROVISION ITEM ORDERING (PIO), SPARES, TRAINING, REPAIRS, AND DATA

N00164-16-R-JQ96 - SOLE SOURCE - ELECTRO-OPTICS SENSOR (EOS) SYSTEMS, BRITE STAR BLOCK II Systems, PROVISION ITEM ORDERING (PIO), SPARES, TRAINING, REPAIRS, AND DATA - FSC 5855 - NAICS 334511 Anticipated Issue Date: 21 January 2016 - Anticipated Closing Date: 22 February 2016 - 2:00 PM EST SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement to award a five-year, Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for Electro-Optics Sensor (EOS) Systems in support of the NSC, PC and LCS Electro-Optic programs, and other U. S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels. Also, supports the BRITE STAR IITM EOS System in support of the Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System (PCGMS). This requirement includes procurement of systems, Test, Tear down and Evaluation, Warranty Repairs, Field Repairs, Non-Warranty Repairs of repairable systems, and Field Repairs / Technical Assists. The contractor shall furnish all materials, parts, supplies, equipment, labor, technical expertise, supporting documentation, and any other incidental items necessary to produce and provide components or repairs of the EOS and BRITE Star Block II systems to the government as required by contract. The FOB point shall be FOB destination: NSWC Crane. Inspection and acceptance will be at origin. Delivery orders shall be within scope, issued within ordering period, and be within the maximum total dollar value of approximately $13,355,244 over a five-year period. The proposed contract action is for the supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) FLIR Systems, Inc., 27700 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR 97070-8238, under authority of FAR 6.302-1 (statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)). The basis for restricting competition is the lack of sufficient technical data and duplicative cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, and the unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency requirement through any other source. The duplicative cost and delay necessitated are from reverse engineering of the EOS internal components to develop specifications, soliciting competitive offers and awarding to an alternate source, development, production, system integration and operational test verification. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. 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. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact FLIR Systems, Inc. directly. The proposed contract action will use written solicitation procedures in accordance with FAR part 12 for the anticipated award of this sole source acquisition. The anticipated contract award date is fourth quarter fiscal sixteen (16). The anticipated solicitation and attachments will be made available through FedBizOps. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Interested sources must download from the www site listed. To download and view these documents, you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or via the internet at www.sam.gov. The solicitation attachments will be posted to the FBO website concurrently with the solicitation. The Contractor must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM) in order to receive the solicitation attachments. To be eligible for award, contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or via the Internet at www.sam.gov. All changes that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to the FedBizOpps website. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and / or award. The point of contact at NSWC Crane is Ms. Jeannie Cummins, Code 0231, at telephone +1 (555) 000-0000, Fax +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail: contact@example.gov. The mailing address is: Ms. Jeannie Cummins, Code 0231, Bldg. 3373 Room 223C139, NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. Reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.