In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton Office intends to award a Sole Source FFP IDIQ Contract to Portsmouth Pilots Inc.

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton Office, issued this special notice of intent to award a sole source firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Portsmouth Pilots Inc. The procurement covers harbor piloting services located around Kittery, Maine. This requirement falls under NAICS code 488390, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation.

The government intends to award this contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, identifying Portsmouth Pilots Inc. as the only source capable of meeting the requirement. While this notice is not a request for proposals or quotations, the government will consider written challenges submitted by May 19, 2023, to determine if the requirement should be competed. Such challenges must provide sufficient information to demonstrate that an equivalent supply exists to meet the government’s needs.

Identified under solicitation number N0018923QG071, this notice was published on May 19, 2023, with no associated attachments. The determination to compete the requirement based on received responses remains solely within the discretion of the government. All correspondence regarding this intent to sole source is directed to the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton Office.