1.04 SSJ At or Below SAT Template_Signed_R.pdf

This is a Justification for Sole Source document submitted under simplified procedures for supplies between the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) and the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is procuring a replacement Neutron Generator Tube (A-3045) from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the original manufacturer, with CAGE Code 3WXJ7. The procurement is justified as a sole source action because the A-3045 tube is a direct replacement part for the existing inoperable Thermo Fisher Scientific D711 DT Neutron Generator currently installed at USNA, and no substitutes are available.

The procurement consists of three line items: (1) one replacement A-3045 tube with deuterium-tritium (DT) functionality; (2) A-711 neutron tube installation and generator operator training for nucleonics laboratory personnel, provided on a per-person basis; and (3) freight charges for tools to site and return freight for the old neutron tube, with reciprocity included. The replacement tube must contain less than 14 Curies of H-3 per USNAINST 5104.2B. The contracting activity is NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting Department–Fleet Directorate. The justification emphasizes that the tube is compatible in all aspects with the existing D711 DT Neutron Generator system and that no patent, copyright, or proprietary data limitations apply to this direct replacement action.