Purchase of FCDCA Test Lead

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE (RFQ). A RFQ WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC, IHD), intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a noncompetitive basis to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CO, 640 Hopmeadow ST. Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 to provide the following material: Flexible Confined Detonating Cord Assemblies (FCDCA) Test Lead Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense CO supplies FCDCA Test Lead for critical testing, therefore timely deliveries and readily available items is paramount to ensure critical testing deadlines are met. This action is be undertaken in accordance with FAR 13.106 (b) Soliciting from a single source, on the basis that the vendor is the only known