59--BACKPLANE ASSY

Description: The Department of the Navy intends to procure four backplane assemblies (NSN 7H-5998-016880503) for delivery to DLA distribution sites in Pennsylvania and California. The notice states that the Government plans to negotiate with one source under FAR 6.302-1 because it does not own the required data rights and reverse engineering is uneconomical. This is a presolicitation notice, not a request for competitive proposals, but responsible sources may submit information or capability statements by the response deadline; any award is subject to qualification requirements.