J--PUMP,CENTRIFUGAL, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of 12 units of a centrifugal pump (NSN 7H-4320-013311678, TDP VER 003) intended for repair or modification, with delivery terms set as FOB origin. The recipient of the contract award is Meggitt (North Hollywood) Inc. located in Corona, California. This procurement is conducted as a sole-source negotiation, meaning the government intends to contract directly with Meggitt without seeking competitive bids, although interested parties may express interest or submit quotes prior to award. The government explicitly states that the decision not to compete the procurement rests solely with them and that information from responses will only be used to determine whether competition is feasible. A significant factor underlying this sole-source arrangement is that the government does not own the necessary data or intellectual property rights to produce the part from alternative sources. Furthermore, acquiring the rights or reverse-engineering the part has been deemed economically unjustifiable. The contract falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, specifically the Navsup Weapon Systems Support Mech office based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. This acquisition is announced as a presolicitation, indicating the government's intent to negotiate rather than solicit competitive bids at this stage.