NOI to Award a Sole Source Contract to Phillips Corporation for Annual Preventative Maintenance Service to OMAX 55100 Abrasive Waterjet

The requirement is for preventative maintenance service of an OMAX 55100 Abrasive Waterjet in support of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 (MALS-16). Service of the OMAX 55100 requires an OMAX-certified service technician to conduct the PM service. Purchase order M0068124P0013 awarded on 30 May 2024 was for repairs identified during an initial diagnostic by Phillips Corporation. A sub-sequent contract, M0068124P0034, was awarded on 31 July 2024 to conduct the repairs from the diagnostics to restore the OMAX 55100 to an operational status. Unit is requesting a base year plus 4 one-year options The anticipated period of performance is 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2029.

Search of AbilityOne & UNICOR yielded no results. The government's need can be met by services of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace. Phillips Corporation is the exclusive distributor for OMAX to the federal government. OMAX Corporation, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), provided a sole and exclusive source letter for the previous diagnostic service contract (M0068124P0013). Additional market research found that other contracting activities have posted a notice of intent to award sole source for Phillips Corporation (A-3, N61331-24-T-JC10). Phillips Federal is a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor, however, the required service is not on a GSA schedule contract. Phillips Corporation is not classified as a small business for the chosen NAICS code.