J--BATTERY BOX, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of 15 units of a specified item identified by NSN 7G-6160-011032139, related to the repair or modification of a battery box as indicated in the solicitation titled "J--BATTERY BOX, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF." The contract action is being conducted under a sole-source basis, meaning the Government intends to negotiate exclusively with Palomar Products Inc., located in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Delivery is set FOB origin, and the Government has determined that acquiring data rights or reverse engineering the part for additional sourcing would be uneconomical. Although this notice is not a request for competitive quotes, interested parties may express their interest or provide quotes, which the Government may consider when deciding whether to engage in competitive procurement. This procurement is managed by the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support office in Mechanicsburg, PA, under solicitation number N0010415PDB33. The notice was posted on February 3, 2015, and specifies that any quotes received before the award date will be reviewed. The Government retains discretion over whether to proceed with competition based on responses to this notice. The effort is related to Department of Defense operations without set-aside classifications or specified NAICS codes, and the Government does not hold proprietary rights to the part’s data critical for broader competition.