Purchase of 865A Deep Sea Acoustic Releases

The Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS intends to issue a sole source award to Teledyne Benthos, North Falmouth, MA under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. The requirement is for purchase of Deep Sea Acoustic Releases. The anticipated contract value is $108,000.00. This action is unrestricted and will be conducted orally in accordance with FAR 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The resulting purchase order will be firm fixed price. The applicable NAICS is 334511 with a business size of 750 employees. This synopsis is published for information purposes only and is not a request for competitive offers. Any inquiries concerning this requirement are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Note 22.