Hydrographic Survey System Operator Training

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT NAVSUP Fleet Logistics San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a Sole Source contract to NORBIT US LTD., 292 King Daniel Ln.Goleta, CA 93117-1232. Norbit is the only provider of their own Multi-beam System, Single-beam System, Side-Scan-Sonar system, Ceescope System, and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) System.

Currently no formal Navy owned training programs exist to properly train and qualify Underwater Construction Technicians assigned to UCT 2. FLCSD will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition.

The authority for soliciting a single source under simplified acquisition procedures is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting Competition, which states that contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). The proposed contract action is Sole Source only.

In accordance with FAR 5.102, the required justification documentation is attached (See Note 22). This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for quotation. NO solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit product information in response to this notice by 21 March 2024 via email to Janet Nunez@navy.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is entirely at the discretion of the Government.

NOTE 22: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. 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 proposals received by the closed date specified herein 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.