REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT - RADIATION TEST EQUIPMENT - FLASH X-RAY AND PULSED HIGH DOSE-RATE GAMMA IRRADIATION FACILITIES   3

N0016419RGM69 - SOLE SOURCE - RADIATION TEST EQUIPMENT - FLASH X-RAY AND PULSED HIGH DOSE-RATE GAMMA IRRADIATION - FSC 6635 - NAICS 334517
Issue Date: 6 DEC 2018 - Closing Date: 21 DEC 2018 - 02:00 PM EST
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane intends to solicit and negotiate a contract for the for the procurement and maintenance support of a Flash X-Ray (FXR) machine and a Short Pulse Gamma (SPG) irradiator with L3 Applied Technologies - 2700 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577. The Government is contracting without providing for full and open competition under the authority of FAR 6.302-1; L3 Applied Technologies, is the only source capable of manufacturing the highly specialized FXR machine and the SPG irradiator and award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that would not be expected to be recovered through competition, and would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements.
The Government estimates procurement of one (1) each FXR machine and one (1) each SPG irradiator. Delivery Terms will be F.O.B. Destination.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this synopsis 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.
Interested parties must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements is available by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Information about the JCP is located at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx .
Questions or inquiries should be directed to Jordan Arford, Code 0221, telephone 812-854-5703, Bldg. 3373, 300 Highway 361 Crane, IN 47522-5001,or e-mail at jordan.arford@navy.mil. Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.