USNS SUPPLY (T-AOE 6), Sliding Block Motor Seal

Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ship Support San Diego intends to award a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Louis Allis, A Division Of Alliance Specialty Motors, Warrior, AL. The company has access to original manufacturing specifications and drawings for the seals for the Sliding Block Motors onboard USNS SUPPLY. Parts required: P/N 06P00031-0009/ 06P00031-0010/06P00031-0012/06P00031-013/03X00376-0118 and 11P00107-0012. The proposed contract action for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source is provided under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Respondents must provide level of effort and dollar estimates to acquire a full understanding of the design of the equipment. As part of the written response, a respondent must be able to prove to the Government how field problems can be identified and corrected without the aid of detailed design drawings. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A written response must include evidence of the respondents' ability to support the described equipment. Interested parties with the capability of meeting the proposed requirements are requested to provide an email to the MSC Point of Contact Mary Ablola, mary.ablola@navy.mil not later than 1500 Hours PST on 16 February 2016 expressing interest and outlining their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.