Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Fiber Optic Cable Blowing Machines - General Cable

Notice of intent to award a sole source 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to General Cable for lease of fiber optic cable blowing machines. General Cable is the only source available for shipboard approved blown fiber optic equipment.
General Cable holds the license technology from BICC for Blown Fiber products and installation equipment used aboard CVN class ships.

The period of performance is 8 Feb 2021 7 Feb 2026.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is issuing this synopsis in order to publicize its intentions to execute a sole source IDIQ contract award to General Cable, in accordance with (IAW) FAR 5.203(a)(1) Publicizing and response time, which states, A notice must be published at least 15 days before issuance of a solicitation, or a proposed contract action that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 6.302, except that, for acquisitions of commercial items, the contracting officer may establish a shorter period for issuance of the solicitation.

This notice of intent is NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within the closing date for this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses should appear on company letterhead and include, at minimum, affirmation of active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), your Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number, any applicable processed credentials and qualifications, and any applicable pricing data or information. All responses should include a point of contact name, telephone number, and email address. Additionally, respondents should indicate whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone, service disabled veteran-owned small business, or qualify as socially or economically disadvantaged and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned.

Responses should be furnished electronically to the contacts listed below no later than 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time, 8 January 2021.