J--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The U. S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of The United States Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, intends to negotiate with Superior Lidgerwood Mundy Corp DUNS 001367853 on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart FAR 13.501(a), 41 U.S.C. 1901.

The NAICS code is 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard for this NAICS Code is $8M. AQD anticipates negotiating and awarding a five-year firm-fixed-price Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery contract to Lidgerwood Mundy Corp for the Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy Corp (SLM) (CAGE: 81033) Right-Hand (RH) and Left-Hand (LH) carriage winches, centerline winch, and sheave assemblies currently installed on the National Security Cutter -Large (WMSL) fleet in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications, drawings, and data used to manufacture the OEM parts to the strict tolerances, measurements, and exactness to the original parts and their performances.

Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to L. Christine Schickler at Lydia_Schickler@ibc.doi.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received no later than August 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET.