1300868534 - Sole Source - Redacted.pdf

NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions $2,500 TO $250K)

JUSTIFICATION FOR LIMITED SOURCE/BRAND NAME ($2,500 TO $250K)

The service or material listed on Procurement Requisition (PR) number 1300868534 is sole/limited source and competition/fair opportunity is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material/service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer's name. (If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: Russells Technical Products (RTP) Manufacturer POC & Phone #:

Mfr. Address: 1883 Russell Court, Holland Michigan, 49423

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

is seeking a material contract to procure a portable climate chamber that can be used on range as described in the technical requirements document. The new controller must conform to the standard to meet the goal of standardizing the user interface and reducing cost to test through a reduction in programming time and errors.

The estimated material cost for these specific requirements is

This project is funded with reimbursable internal funds that expire . That means that a delivery window of allows for the 12 month lead time plus an appropriate amount of time for contact award.

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole/limited source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

First and foremost, utilizing the BlueStar controller will result in a cost savings for the government. With the recently awarded contract , the now has nine (9) chambers with Russells Technical Products BlueStar Controllers (over ). The remaining six (4) chambers in the lab each have their own unique controller type. To standardize to any other type of controller than the RTP BlueStar controller would be far more costly, as the 9 chambers with BlueStar controllers would also need to be converted.

The second reason a sole source is justified for this procurement is sweeping NAVY IA requirements. The BlueStar Controller is the only known controller on the market that is Windows 10 based and meets the technical capability requirements for the lab. Competing products are either Windows XP based (not allowed for networked or standalone applications); or a non-supported Linux distribution (NAVY only allows RedHat Linux to be networked). By procuring Windows 10 based BlueStar controllers, the is working to future-proof its existing equipment, maintain IA compliance, AND maintain\improve testing capability. Preparing one security patch for a common controller type vs multiple patches for each type of controller will continue to save the government money each time security updates are required, for the life of the systems.

Related to the IA compliance, the Windows 10 based BlueStar controllers will allow the to store chamber programs on a network location, thus reducing test time and cost through duplicated programming hours. Network storage of chamber programs will also reduce the error introduced by an operator entering the same program on different machines.

In addition to IA compliance, the is pursuing a standardized control interface across the lab to reduce training costs and testing anomalies. Controller standardization is one of the goals for the previous project as listed in the project plan and the initial proposal for funding. The already has nine (9) chambers utilizing the BlueStar controller (including the two procured on ). This controller has been proven to be reliable and reduce operator training times as compared to other controllers in the lab. Choosing a different controller to standardize the lab would incur a significant additional cost to the government of at least to convert the nine chambers already utilizing BlueStar controllers to a different type, and re-train all qualified chamber operators.

NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

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The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed.

Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system

As stated the currently utilizes many chambers utilizing BlueStar controllers and therefore the new chamber can be used proficiently, immediately upon arrival without any additional training.

A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition/fair opportunity. The proprietary data is:

The BlueStar controller is proprietary to Russells Technical products.

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Other information to support a sole/limited-source buy:

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SOLE/LIMITED-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN

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Title: Electronics Engineer Date: August 11, 2020

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