Inactive

The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Howell Instruments, Inc. (CAGE 98869), located in Fort Worth, Texas, for t... The Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Howell Instruments, Inc. (CAGE 98869), located in Fort Worth, Texas, for the manufacture, assembly and delivery of Thermostatic Switch Test Sets, Part Number (P/N): H394RN, National Stock Number (NSN): 4210-01-507-5521 in support for the V-22 Osprey Aircraft Program. Howell Instruments, Inc. is the prime integrator on the V-22 Aircraft and is the designer, developer and manufacturer (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)) of the current test set and the only company approved to supply the test set for the V-22 platform. There is no other test set currently known in the Government or Commercial inventory that will satisfy the Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and spark hazard certification requirements. An adequate purchase description or other information suitable for this effort has not been developed because the Government does not have sufficient engineering data nor does the Government own the technical data. The specific information on the portable hand carried solid stare device resides with the OEM; therefore, the Government does not own the drawings to make available. The Government intends to procure the above under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.