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The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Gulf Coast (SSGC) intends to award a sole-source procurement for Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) Post Delivery Test and Trial Support for Litt... The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Gulf Coast (SSGC) intends to award a sole-source procurement for Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) Post Delivery Test and Trial Support for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 20 (USS Cincinnati). Requirements include labor and material to support LCS 20 schedule for PSA. The place of performance for this requirement is San Diego, California. Work is projected to start approximately May 2019 with an expected duration through approximately November 2020. These requirements will be procured as an order under the Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00024-15-G-2304 issued to Austal USA, LLC 100 Addsco Drive, Mobile, AL 36602. This work must commence at Delivery Order award. Consequently, only Austal USA, LLC, the shipbuilding yard for LCS 20, has the adequate and unique knowledge of the ship's delivered configuration, including deferred work and incomplete changes, to completely perform the effort. As described in CJ&A 20,934, the Government intends to solicit and negotiate the proposed action with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The notice is for informational purposes only. However, all responsible sources which submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation within thirty days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government to compete 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. Firms seeking subcontracting opportunities should contact the above mentioned shipbuilder.