26R6103_JA_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for use of other than full and open competition issued by the Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Ship Charter Contracts Division.

The J&A approves a sole-source, fixed-price contract award to provide one clean, approved U.S. Flag tanker enrolled in the Tanker Security Program for one voyage with a layday period. The vessel must be equipped with CONSUL receiving stations, though drawings for the installations have been approved by NAVSEA Port Hueneme Division. The total estimated contract value is a lump sum amount calculated using estimated charter hire rates, estimated delivery bonuses, and estimated fuel consumption. The justification for bypassing full and open competition cites unusual and compelling urgency under FAR 6.103-2, noting that MSC has an ongoing requirement to supply petroleum product tanker vessels equipped with CONSUL receiving stations to support Combat Logistics Fleet vessels with direct fuel delivery. With limited CONSUL-certified assets available, operations cannot be sustained without this vessel. Among ten Tanker Security Program participants, only one vessel with required approved drawings is readily available and prepared for immediate CONSUL installation without being under current contract with MSC. The contracting officer has determined the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable based on comparison to previous purchase prices. The document includes technical/requirements certification, legal sufficiency review, and contracting officer approval by Christopher Tomlin, with phone number 757-443-5879.