Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS REQUIRED BY DFARS PGI 206.302-1. Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) intends to solicit, negotiate and award a sole source level of effort (LOE) increase to the current... THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS REQUIRED BY DFARS PGI 206.302-1. Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) intends to solicit, negotiate and award a sole source level of effort (LOE) increase to the current five-year ordering period of contract N68936-17-D-0026 to National Technologies Associates Inc. (NTA) under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 in support of Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. The purpose of the LOE increase is to ensure continued production services support for FRCSW while the COMFRC Production Support Services (PSS) follow on support contract can be awarded. The current ordering period of the contract remains unchanged with expiration on 30 September 2022; however, the LOE ceiling will be fully expended sooner than anticipated due to an increase in emerging requirements. The increased LOE is estimated to be required by July 2022. The intent is to gain enough hours to cover performance until the follow-on contract is awarded, and the Government may shorten the ordering period to transition to the follow-on contract ordering period commencement to avoid duplicative coverage. The primary place of performance remains FRCSW NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY DFARS PGI 206.302-1. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Capable and responsible sources who are prepared to immediately support FRCSW Production Support Services (PSS) may submit a capability statement, to include within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is feasible without impacting performance under the existing contract or inducing unacceptable delays to FRCSW PSS support. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. THIS POSTING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO SOLICIT OR AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMMITTED NOR OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND NO BASIS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT OF A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. ALL DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE THAT IS MARKED OR DESIGNATED AS CORPORATE OR PROPRIETARY WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED FROM ANY RELEASE OUTSIDE OF THE GOVERNMENT. NO CLASSIFIED DATA SHALL BE SUBMITTED.