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The Government plans to procure 200 Life Preserver Units (Serpent LPU Part Number S-9510-1) to support qualification and testing activities for the Survival Vest System Improvement (SVSI) program. This procurement will be conducted as a sole source acquisition from Switlik Parachute Company, the original equipment manufacturer and only authorized supplier capable of meeting the Government’s technical and performance requirements for this proprietary item. Switlik, a small business, is uniquely positioned to provide these specific life preserver units, and the procurement will proceed under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This action is issued as a presolicitation notice, not as a request for competitive proposals, though interested parties may submit capability statements as a means to inform the Government’s decision about whether to pursue a competitive procurement. Responses must be submitted in writing via email by the specified deadline. The contracting agency is the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division located in Patuxent River, Maryland, with performance anticipated in St James, Maryland. Points of contact for this procurement include Amy Wescott and Gregory Tollefsen, and companies interested in subcontracting opportunities are advised to reach out directly to Switlik Parachute Company.
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St James, MD, USASet-Aside
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Description:
The Government intends to procure 200 Life Preserver Units, Serpent LPU Part Number S-9510-1, for the qualification of the Survival Vest System Improvement (SVSI) program. These assets are required to support ongoing qualification and testing activities.
This requirement will be solicited as a sole source procurement to Switlik Parachute Company (CAGE Code: 78673) as a simplified acquisition. Switlik is a small business and is the original equipment manufacturer and the only known source capable of providing the specified LPU assets. The Serpent LPU P/N S-9510-1 is a proprietary item and no other suppliers are authorized or able to meet the Government’s technical and performance requirements.
Authority:
The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement with a capability statement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. Responses shall be made in writing by E-mail to the attention of Ms. Amy Wescott or Mr. Greg Tollefsen using the contact information provided in this synopsis. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Switlik Parachute Company.