J--CIRCUIT BREAKER, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of one unit of an item identified by NSN 7H-5925-013366879, specifically a circuit breaker requiring repair or modification. The delivery terms are FOB origin, and the contract is issued to Whipp & Bourne Associate LLC, located in Virginia Beach, VA. This is a sole-source acquisition, meaning the government intends to negotiate exclusively with this vendor without soliciting competitive bids. Although interested parties may express their interest or submit quotes before the award, the government retains full discretion on whether to pursue a competitive process based on the information received. The rationale for sole sourcing is that the government does not possess the data rights necessary to procure this item from other sources, and purchasing these rights or reverse engineering the part has been deemed uneconomical. The contract is a presolicitation issued on January 22, 2018, under solicitation number N0010418PCB85 by the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support office, a Department of Defense entity based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The contract’s primary purpose is the repair or modification of the circuit breaker in question. This procurement does not specify any set-aside provisions or a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, indicating it is a specialized acquisition guided by unique government requirements and constraints related to data ownership and sourcing limitations.