J--CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMB, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

This contract involves the procurement of 10 units of a circuit card assembly part, identified by NSN 7H-5998-015281069 with Technical Data Package version 002. The delivery terms specify FOB origin, and the recipient is Lockheed Martin Corporation located in Orlando, Florida. The government has issued a notice of intent indicating that this procurement will be negotiated with only one source, rather than through a competitive bidding process. Although interested parties may express their capability or submit quotes, the government retains discretion over whether to open the contract to competition, primarily based on whether such a step is economical or practical. The government does not hold the rights to the data necessary to purchase this part from other suppliers, and acquiring such data or attempting to reverse engineer the component has been deemed uneconomical. This contract relates to the repair and modification services of the circuit card assembly and is managed under the Department of Defense’s NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The notice was posted in January 2016 and is categorized as a presolicitation, emphasizing that the acquisition is a sole-source requirement chiefly due to technical data limitations and cost considerations associated with other procurement options.