20250723 JA_LHD_7_LHD_4_Boiler Steam_Scope_Final 7.23.25_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document authorizing the Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command to contract without full and open competition for boiler maintenance and repair services.

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Fleet Support Contract Division (SEA 024) is seeking to sole-source a contract to Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc. for boiler scope work on two Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) class ships: USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) and USS BOXER (LHD 4). The scope encompasses assessment, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the boiler systems in advance of and during FY26 Chief of Naval Operations Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) periods. Work includes all labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, and quality assurance necessary to complete these activities. The total estimated contract value is redacted in the document. The statutory authority for this sole-source award is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), citing only one responsible source available to satisfy agency requirements.

The justification emphasizes that Walashek is the only contractor with specialized knowledge, technical expertise, and proven experience completing inspections, maintenance, repairs, and overhauls on LHD-1 class ships over the past seven years. A sources sought notice was posted on SAM.gov on May 30, 2025, and a subsequent notification of intent to sole-source was issued on July 1, 2025, with no competing responses received. The contracting officer determined the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable. The J&A was approved on July 23, 2025, by Cristina M. Covalt, SEA024 Director, Fleet Support Contracts Division.