Intent to Sole Source - Field Service Representative (FSR) Support Services for the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Program Management Office (PMO) Owned Vehicles

THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO-LS), Marine Corps, Quantico, VA 22134 intends to enter into sole source negotiations and subsequently award a contract to Oshkosh Defense, LLC, 2307 Oregon Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902-7062. This effort is estimated for award on or about 31 July 2021, with an approximate base period of performance of 9 months, two 12-month optional periods of performance, and one 3-month optional period of performance. The primary places of performance are Stafford and Quantico, Virginia. The anticipated contract is to provide Continental United States (CONUS) tactical vehicle heavy equipment specialist Field Service Representative (FSR) support services to operate, maintain, and properly integrate required Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to Program Management Office (PMO) owned Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) vehicles to include Retrofit and Production variants. The Government has determined that Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh) is the only responsible source who can furnish the required services. Oshkosh formerly known as Oshkosh Truck Corporation, is the OEM of the MTVR. Oshkosh has produced and fielded 10,604 MTVRs throughout the United States Marine Corps and Navy. Throughout design, production and testing, Oshkosh has acquired unique MTVR technical expertise, comprehension of Marine Corps requirements, and undocumented corporate memory that is not readily transferable to another contractor. As the MTVR designer, developer and producer, Oshkosh has unique and specific knowledge of the system design and how to perform troubleshooting and repairs. Oshkosh asserts proprietary rights to significant portions of the MTVR design that could impact integration with the G/ATOR AN/TPS-80 system. The Government does not currently possess sufficient technical data necessary to support full and open competition for an FSR for G/ATOR-owned MTVRs. Oshkosh maintains the Government has only Limited Rights in technical data to a substantial portion of the applicable drawings. Awarding this effort to another vendor would require the establishment of additional logistics support for parts, manuals, etc. At present, Oshkosh is the only source capable of properly evaluating the integration of required ECPs to G/ATOR PMO-owned MTVRs to ensure ECPs will not degrade the structural or operational integrity of the base vehicle platform. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A) "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements". Unless stated herein, no additional information is available. Requests for the same will be disregarded. Responsible interested parties may submit a capability statement in which they identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement, if received by 13 July 2021. The Government will consider all information received by the response date. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All submissions become Government (USG) property and will not be returned. Contractors are advised the USG will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice of intent. The North American Industry Classification System code is 811198, All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance. GENERAL INFORMATION: The information provided herein is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed and should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All responses to this notice shall be submitted to Matthew Jampol at matthew.jampol@usmc.mil and Patsy Stefan at patsy.d.stefan@usmc.mil. Please reference the announcement number on all correspondence. Telephone calls will not be honored.