Sole Source - United States Naval Academy- Ship Air/Wake Analysis

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.

This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on Sam.gov (https://sam.gov/). The RFQ number is N0018924Q0264. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2023-02 (effective 16 March 2023) and DFARS Publication Notice 20230427 (effective 27 April 2023). It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.

The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html. The NAICS code is 541715 and the Small Business Standard is 1,000 (# of employees). The proposed contract action is for ship wake data recording and analysis for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Firm, Fixed-Price contract with only one source, The George Washington University, under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii).

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract 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. The Small Business Office concurs with this determination.

This announcement will close at 3:00 PM EST on Friday, May 10, 2024. All responsible sources may submit a quote to Cody Witz, who can be reached via cody.s.witz.civ@us.navy.mil or 757-443-1334, NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM EST on Friday, May 10, 2024. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Please see Combined Synopsis/ Solicitation for additional details.