J--CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of four cartridge assemblies identified by NSN 7H-4820-012354407, with technical data package version 003, to be delivered FOB origin to Metso Minerals Industries Inc. in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. This action is a notice of intent from the Department of Defense's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office, seeking to negotiate exclusively with one source for repair or modification services related to this specific item. The government emphasizes that this is not a request for competitive quotes but invites interested parties to express capability or submit quotes, which may influence whether the procurement is competitively pursued. The justification for single-source negotiation is that the government neither owns the data nor the rights necessary to procure this part from other vendors and has deemed it uneconomical both to acquire the data rights and to reverse engineer the part. The solicitation references detailed contract and regulatory guidelines and underscores that any determination to limit competition is at the government's discretion based on responses to this notice. The contract is managed out of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and was posted as a presolicitation in May 2014.