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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ (NAWC-AD) intends to award a fixed price contract for Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) for Depot Level (D-Level) maintenance of the Servocy... The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ (NAWC-AD) intends to award a fixed price contract for Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) for Depot Level (D-Level) maintenance of the Servocylinder Test Set (STS) Bench in support of the United States Navy and Kuwait F/A-18 A-D Programs. The PSE required for this effort is as follows: TOOL, PROBE STARTING (Part number: 87000015-ASAD), TOOL, INSTALLATION-LVDT O-RING (Part number: 87000018-ASAD), ADAPTER, TORQUE WRENCH (Part number: 87000655-ASTO), FIXTURE, ASSEMBLY-BYPASS / DAMPER VALVE (Part number: 87001394-ASFX), FIXTURE, MAINTENANCE-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY (Part number: 87001398-ASAD), GUIDE, PISTON-AILERON (Part number: 87001400-ASTO), ADAPTER, TORQUE WRENCH-ROD END (Part number: 87001402-TQTL), GUIDE, PISTON-RUDDER (Part number: 87001409-ASTO), DAPTER, TORQUE WRENCH-GLAND RETAINER (Part number: 87001410-TQTL), TOOL SET, BUSHING (Part number: 87001411-STTO), PLUG,PRESSURE TEST-RELIEF VALVE CAVITY (Part number: 87001416-TSPL), TOOL-GLAND ASSEMBLY (Part number: 87001419-PFTL), TOOL-GLAND ASSEMBLY (Part number: 87001420-ASAD), WRENCH, TORQUE-LVDT (Part number: 87001436-TQTL), ADAPTER, TORQUE WRENCH-GLAND RETAINER (Part number: 87001444-TQTL), RING-RUDDER CYLINDER (Part number: 87001446-ASAD), RING-AILERON CYLINDER (Part number: 87001447-ASAD), TOOL SET, BEARING (Part number: 87001453-TLKT), WRENCH, TORQUE-ROD END (Part number: 87001454-TQTL), TOOL-BYPASS/DAMPER VALVE (Part number: 87001455-ASAD), TOOL, PULLER-CHECK VALVE (Part number: 87001460-ASAD), FIXTURE, MAINTENANCE-AILERON SERVOCYLINDER, (Part number: 87001467-HOFX), FIXTURE, MAINTENANCE-RUDDER SERVOCYLINDER (Part number: 87001468-HOFX), TOOL, INSTALLATION-PISTON, ACCUMULATOR (Part number: 87001469-ASAD), FIXTURE, TORQUE-ROD END (Part number: 87001614-TQFX). As the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Woodward HRT, INC. (Woodward ) (Cage: 81873) is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the subject Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) which is specifically designed to meet the form fit and function of the F/A-18 Servocylinder Test Set (STS) Bench as required by the United States Navy and Kuwait F/A-18 programs. Woodward is the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, technical expertise, and proprietary data to manufacture the PSE needed meet the maintenance requirements of the United States Navy and Kuwait F/A-18 programs. Woodward owns the technical data package for the PSE required to complete this effort, which they are not willing to provide to any other contractor or Government. Woodward does not have any authorized distributors for subject PSE making them the only source that is capable of providing the required equipment with the capabilities needed to support the F/A-18 STS Bench. Therefore, this action will be an establishment of a sole source contract action to Woodward, located at 25200 W Rye Canyon Road Santa Clarita, California 91355-1204. NAWC-AD intends to award this order under the authority U.S.C. 2304, as implemented in FAR 6.302-1 Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government will consider all responses received to this notice. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation will be available for this procurement.