Aviation, Surface, and Subsurface Training Systems Spares

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, Orlando (hereinafter NAWC TSD) is responsible for acquisition, fielding and life cycle support of Navy and Marine Corps aviation training systems suitable for effective training. Life cycle support includes ensuring the availability of an initial material support package at time of device fielding and the acquisition of spare and repair parts attributable to device modifications and upgrades. These Navy and Marine Corps aviation training systems spare and repair parts are the focus of this notice, pending issuance of Class Justification and Approval CJA_11_6629. NAWC TSD intends on negotiating and awarding multiple spare and repair buys on a sole source basis from 6 March 2011 through 7 March 2012. The total estimated amount of these purchases is expected to approach $12,500,000. The Navy and Marine Corps aviation training systems Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) platforms and major subsystems to which this synopsis applies are annotated in Attachment (A). While this synopsis serves as a pre-solicitation notice of the sole source acquisitions for spare and repair parts from the OEMs listed in Attachment (A), it is not intended to preclude the Government from acquiring spare and repair parts through the training system design/build contractor, as this strategy may serve the Government's best interest. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations 6.302, the proposed contract actions are for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and only negotiate with Attachment (A) sources. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties not identified within Attachment (A) are encouraged to express their interest and capability to respond to the requirements. Responses to this Sources Sought notice shall be received no later than fifteen (15) days from the posting date. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether respondents should be added to Attachment (A). In those situations where the Government determines that identical parts are available from more than one source, it will compete these acquisitions among the identified sources. A determination by the Government not to compete these proposed contract actions based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.