Intent to Sole Source Fuel Control Test Set T/E

The Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) Procurement Group, Patuxent River, MD 20670 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to ULTRA ELECTRONICS ICE INC, 2700 AMHERST AVE MANHATTAN, KS 66502 (Cage Code: 5Y111) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The COMFRC Aviation Support Equipment, Solomons, MD has a requirement for the OEM to provide the services necessary to test, repair, calibrate, and return the Fuel Control Test Set (FCTS) TTU597/E.

ULTRA ELECTRONICS ICE INC. is the only known qualified source capable of satisfying the Government's specific requirements and mission for this procurement due to being the designer, developer, and OEM of the FCTS units as well as being the only known repair service that will meet operational and reliability requirements with the capability of fully intergrating with the FCTS. For this reason, the government intends to procure these products on a sole source basis from ULTRA ELECTRONICS ICE INC. (CAGE Code: 5Y111).

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which, if received within three (3) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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. Point of contact for this requirement is Melinda Bowen at melinda.a.bowen.civ@us.navy.mil