DESIGN-BID-BUILD (DBB) P171 WEAPONS MAGAZINES, NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA

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NOTICE OF INTENT (SEE PDF ATTACHMENT 1 FOR MANUFACTURER BRAND NAMES) Notification of Brand Name or Equal Items. In accordance with Section 888(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) (Public Law 114-328) as implemented by Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 206.302-1(c)(2), the justification and approval (J&A) addressed in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.104 is required in order to use brand name or equal descriptions in the solicitation for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) P171 Weapons Magazines, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia. The justification and approval are being prepared for the use of a brand name or equal descriptions on items in the firm fixed price (FFP) construction contract for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) P171 Weapons Magazines, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia. The plans and specifications indicate the standard of quality, characteristics, and performance requirements and a manufacture and model, as appropriate and in accordance with the FAR, to establish the basis of design for approximately 10 items across all design disciplines. For these brand name or equal described items, other manufacturers may be utilized during construction so long as the standard of quality, characteristics, and performance requirements meet or exceed the standard of quality, characteristics, and performance requirements identified in the plans and specifications as the basis of design. See Attachment for a complete list of items and manufacturers for all items which have a brand name or equal description. Please direct all questions, comments, or additional information to the contract specialist, Kristy Gerrek at kristy.l.gerrek.civ@us.navy.mil by 2:00 PM Eastern Time on 15 April 2026. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.