Inactive 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)

Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order to AQUA-CHEM INC. The proposed contract action, for which the Government intends to solicit under aut... Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order to AQUA-CHEM INC. The proposed contract action, for which the Government intends to solicit under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), is for AQUA-CHEM INC. in support of USNS WASHINGTON CHAMBERS (T-AKE 11). See attached Statement of Work for details. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Respondents must provide level of effort and dollar estimates to acquire a full understanding of the design of the equipment. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A written response must include evidence of the respondents’ ability to support the described equipment. Interested parties with the capability of meeting the proposed requirements are requested to provide an e-mail to the MSC Point of Contact: Rutchedy Cadavona at rutchedy.p.cadavona.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 7 June 2023 at 12:00 pm Pacific Time expressing interest and outlining their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.