4.03 - REDACTED SSJ Signed.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions - MPT to <$250K)

Document number: _ 1301272568 ____________

The supplies or services described herein are being solicited on a sole source basis and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for the supplies or services.

Check One:

Service:

Contractor:

Contractor Address:

Contractor POC:

Phone #:

Email:

Cage Code/DUNS:

Supply:

Restricted to the following source. If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Original Manufacturer Name:

Manufacturer:

Manufacturer POC:

Manufacturer Phone #:

Manufacturer Address:

Dealer/Rep:

Dealer/Rep Address Phone No.

Email:

Description of the supplies or services required, the estimated price/cost, and required delivery date.

The contractor shall package, transport, and install the racing shell on-site at the United States Naval Academy Museum. The racing shell is 38 ft. long and 73 years old. The required delivery date is August 22, 2025 and the estimated cost is .

In conclusion, the requested supplies or services represent the minimum requirements of the government.

Describe in detail why only this source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

(what specific characteristics of the supplies or services limit the availability to a sole source (e.g., unique features, function of the item, etc.)?)

The supplies or services must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

The shipped item is unique in both size and nature. It is 38 ft. long and dates to 1952 when it was used by the Navy’s 1952 Olympic gold medal-winning crew team. Because of its size and delicacy, there are several crucial considerations associated with this effort:

1) The vendor must be able to pack/ crate an object so large and uniquely shaped.

2) The vendor must be able to transport this object from New York to Maryland.

3) The vendor must have specialized rigging equipment and be able to install the object at the United

States Naval Academy Museum immediately upon delivery. Installation will be complex and will include suspending it from the ceiling of the Museum.

4) Because the object is so large and difficult to store, the donating entity in NY needs to have it removed from their premises within six weeks, so the vendor must be local to NY and must also be able to meet this timeline.

Due to the customization required and the expansive range of skills and capabilities associated with this transport and installation service, a company dedicated to professional art handling is essential. is the only qualified vendor to meet all of these requirements.

Document number: 1301272568

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF

MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature Date

Activity Title

I HEREBY DETERMINE THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONTRACT ACTION DEEM ONLY ONE

SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Contracting Officer Signature Date

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting Department