The Department of Defense, through the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, New Jersey, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed price contract for the manufacture of Jet Blast Deflector (JBD) cooling panels, specifically part numbers 626145-6, -7, and -8, to support upgrades for the CVN 75 Joint Strike Fighter as part of the Nimitz Class Launcher Program. The contractor will be required to produce these panels in accordance with government specifications, as they are classified as Critical Application Items (CAIs), necessitating procurement from a vendor with the requisite qualifications, namely The Entwistle Company LLC. This procurement is justified under the authority of 10 USC 3204 (a) (1) and FAR 6.302-1, indicating that no other vendors are currently qualified to meet the stringent requirements. Interested parties are encouraged to submit proposals to Kelly Gray at kelly.e.gray13.civ@us.navy.mil, although the government retains discretion over whether to open the requirement to competition.

This notice is being published as required by FAR 5.201(b)(1).

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed price contract for Jet Blast Deflector (JBD) cooling panels to support the CVN 75 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) upgrades in support of the Nimitz Class Launcher Program.

The Contractor shall manufacture the JBVD panels in accordance with Government drawings.  The required JBP panels are Critical Application Items (CAIs) and therefore it is the Navy's intent to award to sole vendors currently qualified to provide these CAIs:

* THE ENTWISTLE COMPANY LLC, 6 BIGELOW ST, HUDSON, MA UNITED STATES 01749-2638 | (CAGE: 20722)

The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 332999, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing.  The Government intends to procure the above items under the authority of 10 USC 3204 (a) (1), FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as no other vendors have been identified that currently possess the necessary qualifications or certifications to meet the stringent requirements for this procurement. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a proposal in writing that may be used by the Government in determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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