Valve Assembly, Priority, Ohio Class Submarine

Item Description: Acquisition is for NSN 4820-01-042-3197, Assembly Priority Valve One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Specifications, plans or drawings are not available. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon 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. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. This solicitation is being issued as an unrestricted RFP. The solicitation will be available at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. on its issue date of March 21, 2013. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. Manufacturer: Air Dry Company of America (01496) p/n 6304-13 Quantity: 7 units w/quantity ranges of up to 14 units Unit of Issue: Ea. Shipping Information: FOB Destination; Inspection/Acceptance Destination Delivery Schedule: 180 Days ARO