1.5 1301272314 URGENCY (SIGNED)_REDACTED.pdf

This document is a Justification for Urgency (Simplified Acquisitions) form for an urgent repair of a Low Pressure Air Compressor (LPAC) on the USNS Comfort. The urgent procurement is for a service to repair the ship's O2N2 (Oxygen/nitrogen) system's #2 LPAC, which failed recently during a mission and is currently non-operational. The contracting officer was notified and submitted a request through PROTR ACT. Three vendors were solicited for the repair: JPL Compressor, Cummins Wagner, and an unnamed third vendor. The repair requires a single qualified service technical representative familiar with Gas Equipment Engineering Corp who has previously completed work with the equipment. The urgency is justified by the critical nature of the LPAC in supporting medical and operational readiness functions, with potential mission effectiveness and onboard medical capabilities at risk if the repair is delayed.