SOLE SOURCE - PROCUREMENT OF HIGH FREQUENCY SAIL OUTBOARD FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES

N00164-19-R-GP59 - SOLE SOURCE - PROCUREMENT OF HIGH FREQUENCY SAIL OUTBOARD FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES - PSC 6020 - NAICS 335921 Solicitation Issue Date: 09 January 2019 - Closing Date: 25 January 2019 - 2:00 PM EST Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement for high frequency outboard fiber optic cable assemblies in support of SSN 21 and SSN 688 Class submarine platforms The proposed contract action is for the supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, Teledyne, One Chase Way, PO Box 159, Seabrook, NH 03874, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is being sole sourced because the required fiber optic cable assemblies have been fabricated and certified in accordance with PPD 802-6337554 utilizing only the Teledyne proprietary design connector. Any other cable design would require substantial design, test and certification efforts. This would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation 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. Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the controlled attachments. Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Information about the JCP is located at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx . The controlled attachments will be posted to FedBizOps at the same time the solicitation is posted. FedBizOps may be accessed at http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation and all changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be provided directly to Teledyne. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Interested sources must request the document via e-mail, from the government POC listed below. Questions or inquiries should be directed to Jordyn Meyer, Code 0221, telephone 812-854-6327, e-mail [email protected]. Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.