J--RACK,POWER, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of two units of a power J-rack, specifically for repair or modification purposes, identified by NSN 7H-5963-998919937 and TDP Version 007. Delivery is specified as FOB origin to BAE Systems Integrated in Austin, Texas. This procurement is intended to be awarded without a competitive bidding process, as the Government plans to negotiate exclusively with a single source due to the proprietary nature of the data and rights required to produce the part. The Government has determined it is neither cost-effective to acquire the data or rights from other sources nor practical to reverse engineer the part. Although this is a notice of intent and not a solicitation for competitive quotes, the Government is open to receiving expressions of interest or quotes from other parties, which will be reviewed before the award decision is finalized. However, the decision to forego competition is at the sole discretion of the Government and will be based on the responses received. The contract falls under the Department of Defense’s Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support office, located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and was publicly posted in April 2014.