H640 Engine Test Set

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ, intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Howell Instruments, Inc., of Fort Worth, TX, for the procurement of up to fifty (50) H640 Engine Test Sets. Howell Instruments is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the H640 Engine Test Sets, and the Government does not own the technical data to package to permit full and open competition. The Government intends to procure the above items under the authority of 10 USC 2304 (c) (1), FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.