Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition

This document is a Justification & Approval (J&A) for a non-competitive procurement action by the Department of the Navy, NAVSUP WSS located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

The acquisition covers the purchase of four (4) Chlorinator, ECG spares (NSN: 7HH 3655 014582462 Q3) through direct award to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp (CAGE 73030) without full and open competition. The contracting activity is NAVSUP WSS - Mechanicsburg (Folder #22299-0032). The procurement is justified under 10 USC 3204(A)(1), which permits non-competitive procurement when only one or a limited number of responsible sources can satisfy requirements. The statutory authority cited is 10 USC 3204(A)(1), with the rationale classified as AIRMC 3 (acquire for the second or subsequent time directly from the actual manufacturer) and AIRMSC R (lack of government data rights). The justification details that Hamilton Sundstrand Corp is the sole source possessing the unique expertise, knowledge, and necessary data rights for the continued support and maintenance of these parts. The government lacks the technical data and manufacturing rights to acquire from alternative sources, and reverse engineering would be uneconomical. Market research was conducted across multiple databases (ITIMP, EB Single Parts Master, TDP, CDMD-QA, MBPS/Windchill, EIS, E-LAR's, ERP/ORMAC/FMT, and FLIS), which revealed no other known distributors or sources. The document includes certification signatures from the Requirements Cognizance, Technical Cognizance, Contracting Officer, Competition Advocate, and Legal Sufficiency reviewers, with final approval granted pursuant to the authority cited.