Procurement of Gear Boxes for S/A 9177D

The Department of Defense's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair in Newport News, Virginia, plans to award a sole source contract to BW Elliott Manufacturing Company located in Binghamton, New York, for the delivery of twelve gear boxes. This contract will be awarded without full and open competition, as authorized under FAR 6.302-1, with an anticipated award date of September 5, 2003. The notice explicitly states that it is not a request for quotation, no solicitation documents are available, and requests via phone, fax, or email will not be entertained. Additionally, no contract will be awarded based on responses to this notice, and any determination not to seek competition is at the government’s discretion. The purpose of the contract is to procure gear boxes for a specific shipbuilding application (S/A 9177D). Although responses to the notice are allowed, they must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government in future procurements. The contract is facilitated through the Supply of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair office within the Department of Defense, located in Newport News, Virginia, with oversight on this procurement process directed internally.