1.04 SSJ Fabric Block_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Sole Source (Simplified Procedures) document for federal contract procurement.

The Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility (NCTRF) located aboard the US Army garrison in Natick, MA is procuring physically sewn fabric samples from previously developed Army and Navy block patterns to complete its Fabricated Block Sample Toolkit. The specific items required include 20 shirt units ($21,480.00), 20 slack units ($14,520.00), 16 skirt units ($10,080.00), 22 coat units ($31,020.00), 6 knit tee units ($2,304.00), and 6 legging units ($1,980.00), plus $4,900.00 for shipping. The estimated total contract value is $86,284.00, with delivery required 6-12 months from the client kick-off meeting. The sole source is ALVANON, INC, an incumbent small business vendor on previous related contracts (N0018924PG090, N0018924PG045, and N0018925PG061). The justification cites NCTRF's partnership with Alvanon in FY19 to develop new sizing, block patterns, and virtual avatars based on USN anthropometric data, and that Alvanon possesses the institutional knowledge and statistical data necessary to maintain consistency with existing patterns and ensure alignment with previously purchased form assets. The contracting officer from NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk (Regional Directorate, Groton) determined that no other known company on the open marketplace can fulfill the government's requirements, as this is a logical continuation of the FY19 study with no substitutes available.