Insignias and Service/Name Tapes for Navy Work Uniform (NWU) Type 3

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - The U. S. Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, Simplified Acquisition Procedure Branch (pcb31), intends to procure, on a SOLE SOURCE basis, Insignias, Name Tapes, and Service Tapes for the Navy Work Uniform (NWU) Type III, utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13, and Policies in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order, for a Base Year and Four One-Year Options. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Vanguard Industries is also the only known vendor, certified by the Department of the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF), authorized to manufacture and provide the official U. S. Navy embroidered insignias and name/service tapes in accordance with the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF) PD 12-10 Insignia, Embroidered Working Uniform Type III Specifications. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 314999, and the Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees.This is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation is available. Authority: 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Justification: The required supplies (or services) are available from only one, or a limited number of responsible source(s), and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.