16--PANEL ASSY,NO.FOUR,

The United States Navy is soliciting proposals for the procurement of a PANEL ASSY,NO.FOUR, with a National Stock Number (NSN) of 1R-1680-015416640-V2. The Navy intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. * The item requires engineering source approval by the design control activity to maintain the quality of the part. * Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing/repair knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition/repair of the part from the approved source(s). * The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing/repair knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. * An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity.