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This notice is being published as required by FAR 5.201(b)(1). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to award a Firm-Fixed price contract for one hundred and twenty (120) Ma... This notice is being published as required by FAR 5.201(b)(1). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to award a Firm-Fixed price contract for one hundred and twenty (120) Main Hydraulic Pump Check Valves (P/N 3-2467-8). The Contractor shall manufacture the Main Hydraulic Pump Check Valves in accordance with Government drawings. The required Main Hydraulic Pump Check Valves are Critical Safety Items (CSIs) and therefore it is the Navy's intent to pursue a limited competition between the original equipment manufacturer, Parker-Hannifan Corporation, Hydraulic Valve Division and its authorized distributors qualified to provide these CSIs. The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 332911, Industrial Valve Manufacturing. The Government intends to procure the above items under the authority of 10 USC 3204 (a)(1), only a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The limited number of responsible sources are the only companies that can meet the agency's immediate need for the Main Hydraulic Pump Check Valves in support of the Nimitz Class Launcher Program. No solicitation package is available for this procurement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this synopsis in writing that contains information that may be used by the Government in determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract. No telephone responses will be accepted. 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. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Responses to this notice can be sent via email directly to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Kelly Gray at Kelly.e.gray13.civ@us.navy.mil.

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INTRODUCTION This Request for Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal and should not be construed as a commitment by the Governme... INTRODUCTION This Request for Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract as a result of this request for information. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC- AD) Lakehurst, NJ is seeking sources for the procurement of a Check Valve, P/N 510793-8 (Mfr. P/N 3-2367-8). This Item is a Critical Safety Item for Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Steam Catapult Hydraulic Systems aboard US Navy vessels. REQUIREMENTS Manufacturer must meet all manufacturing, quality, and testing requirements. Check Valve shall be spring loaded, guided poppet type requiring 4 to 8 Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) opening pressure. Suitable for air and/or MIL-H-22072 fluid at 3000 PSI and 275 Degrees F. Check Valve Body shall be CRES steel, material suitable for application in a salt water atmosphere. Each finished part shall be dye penetrant inspected per ASTM E1417/E1417M, Type 1, Method A, Sensitivity Level 2 and meet the requirements of MIL-STD-2035. Each Check Valve shall be hydrostatic tested to 4500 PSI with no leakage or deformation. Check Valve shall be capable of a 10,000 cycle performance test with a four-way valve providing reversal flow (.02 second full line openings) of 70 GPM at 3500 psi. Pressure spikes during performance test shall not be below 2000 psi or above 4000 psi. Item is a Critical Safety Item that will require compliances and reports satisfying all manufacturing and testing requirements to be delivered to the Navy for each Check Valve produced. CAPABILITY PACKAGE SUBMITTAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief product information package demonstrating manufacturing and testing capabilities for manufacturing check valves in accordance with Government-owned technical data drawings which contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act. In order to receive the Government-owned technical data / drawings, interested vendors must forward a current, approved DD Form 2345 "Military Critical Technical Data Agreement" to Andrew Kolpack, Contract Specialist, via email at Andrew.j.kolpack.civ@us.navy.mil. A submitted DD Form 2345 will be validated as being current with the Defense Logistics Agency's Logistics Information Service – Joint Certification Program. For DD Form 2345 information, visit the DLIS website at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp. This documentation should address the following: Company Name; Company Address; Cage Code; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Product information (existing product brochures, datasheets and/or test results) for check valves Please note that this Request for Information is not a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and Government is not obligated to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from this RFI. The Government will not reimburse the respondent for any costs associated with the information submitted in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Government will not release any information marked with a Proprietary Legend, received in response to this RFI, to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside of the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. HOW TO RESPOND Interested companies shall respond within five (5) days after release of this RFI with product information that meets all or a subset of the aforementioned attributes. Please submit your response to this RFI via e-mail no later than 04 May 2023, 5:00 PM EDT to Contract Specialist, Andrew Kolpack, via email at Andrew.j.kolpack.civ@us.navy.mil.