Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Undersea Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department, Code 85, has overall responsibility for the development and maintainabilit... The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Undersea Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department, Code 85, has overall responsibility for the development and maintainability of undersea defense systems. This requirement is for the thermal analysis and thermal design of the AN/WSQ-9 Technology Refresh Advanced Developmental Model (ADM) electronics package. NUWCDIVNPT intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order on a sole source basis to SyQwest Inc. (CAGE Code 33642) under the authority of FAR 6.302. SyQwest Inc. is a small business under the relevant NAICS Code 541330. Syqwest has prior experience in developing, manufacturing and fabricating multi-resonant tonpilz Naval transducers and is the only company that has the requisite knowledge and textured ceramic transducer manufacturing facility capable of fabricating, testing and evaluating textured ceramic in the Stepped Tonpilz Acoustic Transducer (STAT) element. If any other company were to recreate this conceptual design in order to perform this effort, it would be at a considerable additional cost to the government. The Period of Performance will be from date of award through September 30th, 2023. Deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination, Newport, RI, USA (02841). This procurement is being processed using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This requirement is an other than full and open competition, sole source procurement as concurred with by the NUWCDIVNPT Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). The NAICS Code is 541330; the size standard is $38.5M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order 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 in the future. Offers for other products must contain complete product information and prices (to include labor categories and hours proposed, and any material or other direct costs). The following addenda or additional terms and conditions apply: Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is DO-C9. Responses to the attached RFQ N66604-22-P-038156 must be received by 2:00PM EST on 19 May 2022. For information on this acquisition contact Ashley Blaes at ashley.a.blaess.civ@us.navy.mil.