Intent to Sole Source - Female Enlisted Dress Blue Coat Prototypes

Address: MARCORSYSCOM 2200 Lester Street Quantico, VA 22134 NAICS 315240 M67854-14-Q-1042 NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD AS SOLE SOURCE - MODIFIED FEMALE DRESS BLUE COATS (PROTOYPES) The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment (PdM ICE), Quantico, VA intends to award a sole source contract to Crown Clothing Company (CAGE 0B5C5; DUNS 044549954) in support of producing 60 Modified Female Enlisted Dress Blue Coats as design prototypes. These prototypes will be worn by female Marines as part of a Limited User Evaluation to gather user input and survey data. The estimated contract value for this procurement is $15,000. The Justification and Statutory Authority for this procurement action is FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source. As the Male Enlisted Dress Blue Coat is presently being made by Crown, and the Modified Female Enlisted Dress Blue Coat is more comparable to the Male Enlisted Coat in materials, make, and style - Crown is the only vendor which can reasonably support the Marine Corps requirement in a delivery time period of 30 days or less from date-of-order. As Crown is presently the vendor executing the Defense Logistics Agency contract for production of the Male Enlisted Dress Blue Coat, Crown has the materials on hand as well as manufacturing capability and technical expertise to support the Marine Corps measured requirement for the comparable Modified Female Enlisted Dress Blue Coat prototypes order. In the event that the resulting Limited User Evaluation data results in a subsequent decision to purchase production quantities of the Modified Female Enlisted Dress Blue Coat, the recommendation, at present, of Marine Corps Systems Command, Product Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment (PdM ICE) to Defense Logistics Agency will be to execute a Modified Female Enlisted Dress Blue Coat production quantity procurement via competition. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any questions regarding this notice can be directed to Contracts Specialist, Erik Halverson, at [email protected]. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis is solely within the discretion of the Government.