J--Repair of two Government Furnished Propulsion Hubs.

The New Orleans District of the Department of Defense intends to sole source the repair of two Government Furnished Propulsion Hubs along with additional spare parts required for installation on the Dredge Wheeler during its 2012 dry-docking period. This procurement will be carried out under FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), indicating a non-competitive acquisition due to specific circumstances. The solicitation number for this effort is W912P812R0012, and it was posted on January 4, 2012. The contract falls under the NAICS code 336611, which relates to ship building and repairing. The work will be managed by the W07V Endist New Orleans office located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Although this notice is not a request for competitive quotations and no Request for Proposal will be issued, interested parties may submit their capabilities and qualifications for consideration in future procurements. These submissions must be made in writing by 10:00 AM CST on January 20, 2012, referencing the solicitation number. The evaluation of such submissions will serve only to determine qualification for similar future contracts. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether this procurement will be competed fully and openly. Oral communications are not permitted in response to this notice, emphasizing that this sole source action is being conducted without competition for this particular procurement event.