J--SLIP RING, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The contract involves the procurement of a single unit of a slip ring for repair or modification, identified by NSN 7H-5935-014854540 and TDP version 001, with delivery terms specified as FOB origin. The intended recipient of the contract is Electro-Miniatures Corp, located in Moonachie, New Jersey. The government has issued a notice of intent indicating that this procurement action is for supplies or services to be negotiated with only one source rather than through competitive bidding. While other interested parties may express their interest or submit quotes, the government retains full discretion on whether to pursue a competitive procurement based on the responses received. The rationale for this sole-source approach is that the government does not own the data rights for producing this particular part from other suppliers, and acquiring the data or rights to the data has been deemed uneconomical. Additionally, reverse engineering the part to create alternative sources is also considered not cost-effective. This procurement falls under a Department of Defense office, specifically Navsup Weapon Systems Support Mech, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The solicitation was posted as a pre-solicitation in July 2017 under number N0010417PDH35, with no designated set aside or NAICS code specified.