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The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA 23511, intends to negotiate a Sole Source Firm-Fixed-Price type contract to Long Wave... The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA 23511, intends to negotiate a Sole Source Firm-Fixed-Price type contract to Long Wave, Inc. The procurement will be acquired in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330, Engineering Services with a size standard of $41.5M. The resulting contract will be for a 12-month base year performance period with provisions for four (4), 12-month option periods, and will also contain FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, thereby allowing a six month extension if circumstances necessitate this option. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to Long Wave, Inc., 1111 N. Lee Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-2435. The proposed contract action is to provide maintenance of the entire Clarinet Merlin Receiving Sub-System (CMRS) required by Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR). Maintenance is required on their six (6) receiving sites, two (2) BCA server sites, and associated hardware/software of the CMRS. This contract action will be sole sourced to Long Wave, Inc. because they are the are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for CMRS that designed, developed and engineered the functionality of the CMRS and are still the sole manufacturer of the system. Long Wave owns the data rights to the CMRS software utilized to perform system maintenance, and they do not have any authorized resellers for their software. Long Wave is the only source capable of providing maintenance to assure safe, dependable, and effective operation of the equipment. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. A complete Request for Quotation (RFQ) package will be available by downloading the documents at the NECO Website at http://www.neco.navy.mil or Beta.Sam,Gov at https://beta.sam.gov on or around 15 May 2020. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis.

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Subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled Solicitation for Information of Planning Purpose, this announcement constitutes a sources sought synopsis for written information only. This is not a solicitat... Subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled Solicitation for Information of Planning Purpose, this announcement constitutes a sources sought synopsis for written information only. This is not a solicitation announcement for quotes: a contract will not be awarded from of this announcement. This sources sought notice is not to be construed in any way as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Scope: Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) requires maintenance and support of for their Clarinet Merlin Receiving System (CMRS). NAVIFOR’s requirement includes maintenance of the Clarinet Merlin receivers, Broadcast Control Authority (BCA) servers, and Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) of the software and associated hardware of the Clarinet Merlin Receiving Sub-System (CMRS). Additional information can be found in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment I). NAICS Code: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541330 – Engineering Services, and the small business size standard is $16.5M. Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance for this requirement will be for one (1) Base Period of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years estimated to commence on 20 October 2020. Contract Type: The Government plans to procure these services as Commercial Item as defined in FAR 2.101. The proposed procurement is a single award, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. Responses: The Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Virginia is seeking information on qualified and experienced sources for planning purposes in an effort to derive acquisition strategy for maintenance and support services detailed above and in the attached PWS. Reponses to this Sources Sought request shall include the following information in this format: 1. Company name, address, point of contact name, phone number, fax number and email address. 2. Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. 3. Size of business - Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Hubzone, Woman-owned and/or Veteran-owned. 4. Relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back 5 (five) years and your company’s capacity to perform the type of work. 5. Please provide evidence of an existing reseller agreement with the current infrastructure owner. In addition, evidence of a facility security clearance will be required at the time of solicitation. 6. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition as specified in the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Standard company brochures will not be reviewed. Submissions are not to exceed four (4) standard typewritten pages. All technical questions and inquiries maybe submitted within the response. 7. Also, indicate if your company can be a prime contractor for this effort or, if not, whether your company can be a subcontractor. A draft PWS, Attachment 1, is posted in this notice for your reference. Responses should be emailed to Lilian Acosta at lilian.y.acosta@navy.mil by 4:30 PM EST on April 1, 2020. Proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released. Again, this is not a request for a quotes. Respondents will not be notified of the results. Please note the information within this pre-solicitation synopsis will be updated and/or may change prior to an official synopsis/solicitation, if any, is issued.