Preventative Maintenance and Repair of Vertical Storage Units - Proprietary to KASTO, INC

The Fleet Logistics Center Contracting Department at the Groton Office plans to issue a sole source purchase order to KASTO, INC for the preventative maintenance and repair of proprietary Vertical Storage Units located in building B-40 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. This procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13 and is justified as an Other Than Full Competition acquisition under FAR 6.302-1 due to the proprietary nature of the equipment. The anticipated award date for this contract is September 10, 2012. This procurement is not a request for competitive bids, and the government reserves the exclusive right to determine whether to compete the contract. The work falls under NAICS code 811213, which covers machinery maintenance and repair services. The sole source justification is based on the technical exclusivity of KASTO, INC’s Vertical Storage Units, making them the only viable provider for the required maintenance and repair services at the specified Naval facility.