1.27 Justification At or Below SAT - (TAC-O) Redacted.pdf
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This is a Justification for Sole Source (Simplified Procedures - MPT to ≤ SAT) document for a federal contract action issued by NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting Department – Fleet Directorate on behalf of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO).
The government is procuring training services on a sole source basis from Secret Squirrel, LLC (CAGE Code: 9YVB3) under FAR 12.102(a), citing no available substitutes. NAVOCEANO, located at John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, requires tailored training services to support its mission of providing oceanographic products and services to the Department of Defense. The training curriculum must address submarine tactical operations and be deliverable on-site to both NP5 and NP3 personnel. The contract period runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (base year) with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through Fiscal Year 2030. Specific dollar values are redacted in the document. The justification establishes that Secret Squirrel, LLC is the sole source capable of delivering all eight required training requirements in a single integrated offering, as confirmed through market research comparing alternative vendors including the SCSTC, Department of War entities, and accredited U.S. universities. A Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice was issued with no other vendors expressing capability or interest. The document was certified on May 18, 2026 and approved by the contracting officer.
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Source Selection Information See FAR 2.101 and 3.104
In conclusion, the requested supplies or services represent the minimum requirements of the government.
Describe in detail why only this source(s) can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.
Based on the documented training requirements, provided by NP5's Technical POC, and the market research comparison of Secret Squirrel LLC and various Department of War (DoW) entities as well as accredited US Universities, only Secret Squirrel LLC is capable of delivering all requirements in a single training package.
All vendors aside from Secret Squirrel LLC and SCSTC could only satisfy one of the training requirements in a single course offering. SCSTC was able to satisfy two of the training requirements in their Tactical Undersea Warfare - Decision Support System (Tactical USW-DSS) course. However, Tactical USW-DSS is geared for forward deployed/deploying active-duty personnel, making the course specifics less applicable for NAVOCEANO in-house operations. Additionally, active-duty personnel are given quota preference, so NAVOCEANO's Civilian Personnel would have to be enrolled in small groups over the course of a year, rather than as a collective.
Additionally, the contracting office issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice and no other vendors expressed capability or interest in providing the required training.
Therefore, Secret Squirrel LLC is the only vendor that is able to satisfy all eight training requirements in a singular acquisition offering and that can provide the training on-site at NAVOCEANO for all relevant NP5 and NP3 personnel.
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