NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION (NOPCA). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic Systems Contracting Division (AFLCMC/HNCK) hereby gives notice of intent to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price contract as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to satisfy agency requirements. AFLCMC/HNCK intends to award a sole source contract to purchase 4 each, Gate Valves, P/N: KGV-2000V-P-01-03 and 2 each, Inline Valves, P/N KIV-200-PAA-02-03. Required delivery is 9 weeks after receipt of order. The Government intends to award the purchase order March 2013. AFLCMC/HNCK intends to make award to MDC Vacuum Products, LLC, a small business. MDC is the only known source that provides these items as they have proprietary rights to the required supplies. No technical data/drawings/technical orders are available. Proposals for the required items are NOT being requested through this notice. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify its interest and capability to the Contract Specialist within seven (7) days of this publication. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are a large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or women owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Point of Contacts: Tina Pettyjohn, Contract Specialist, Phone (210) 977-5483, Email tina.pettyjohn.1@us.af.mil; Lavonne Lee, Contracting Officer, Phone (210) 925-5313, Email lavonne.lee.1@us.af.mil. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition's solicitation and contract. The AFLCMC Ombudsman is Mr. Lawrence Coe who can be contacted at: AFLCMC/XZC, Bldg 1618, 11 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100, Telephone #: 781-225-1740, E-Mail: Lawrence.Coe@us.af.mil.
