N66001-22-1-6011: Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Monarch Lathes, L.P.

The Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) hereby publicizes its intention to solicit, negotiate, and award a Commercial Firm-Fixed-Price FAR 13 purchase order on a non-competitive basis to Monarch Lathes, L.P. of Sidney, Ohio. The requirement is for the purchase of the following service: Repair services to Monarch Lathe 10" x 20" CD EE Toolmaker's Lathe (Serial No. EE 53237). This effort involves having a new electrical system mounted in the machine base, rebuild gearbox, replacement of all seals and bearings, installation of a digital read out and new lead screw. Additional work includes: - Replacement of headstock bearings - Replacement of leadscrew and bushings - Replacement of tailstock drive screw and scrape in - Replacement of electric drive panel - Scraping ways for flatness QTY: 1 The NIWC Pacific Fabrication Service Center in the Electromagnetics & Advanced Technology Division requires the repair of its Monarch lathe. Repair of the lathe will provide the Fabrication Service Center with the necessary fabrication capability to continue manufacturing parts at Full Operational Tempo (FOT). The parts required to conduct the repair must be OEM to ensure backwards compatibility and accurate machine operation. As the OEM, only Monarch Lathes provides these parts and has the architectural knowledge to repair their machines as they have the special tooling. Only Monarch Lathes can provide warranted work. Purchase with an alternate service provider would forgo any current and future warranties and not guarantee original accuracy on repair and alignments as Monarch Lathes can. A determination by the government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the government. However, all responsible sources may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this notice, and must clearly show the firm's ability to be responsive without compromising quality, accuracy, and reliability. A copy of the Request for Quote will be made available upon request. The applicable NAICS Code is 811310 "Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance" with a business size standard of $8 Million. The point of contact for this announcement is Jasmin Rooker at jasmin.rooker3.civ@us.navy.mil or jasmin.m.rooker@navy.mil. Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. Any comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to jasmin.rooker3.civ@us.navy.mil by 11/12/2021 at 4PM Pacific. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.