4d - Justification Other Than Open and Full Competition - redacted.pdf

Last Updated 05/14/2025

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FOR FAR 13.106-1(b)

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER:

61200PR250000096

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE, INCLUDING OPTIONS:

(Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT)

AUTHORITY JUSTIFICATION TYPE

☒ 13.106-1(b)(1) ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

☐ FAR 5.102(a)(6), FAR

11.105, FAR 13.106-1

(b) (1)

BRAND NAME – Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

Installation of the projector upgrade, hardware and software, for the Training Center Petaluma WMSL Full Mission Bridge (FMB) simulator. Installation of the new projectors, automated picture warp, blending and color tuning system. Installation Electric Picture Mantis Optical Masking Hardware, replacing existing high-fidelity Panasonic projectors, lenses, optical sensors, and automated picture blend/warp hardware controllers.

SUGGESTED SOURCE NAME, ADDRESS, & UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI):

Electric Picture Display Systems, Inc.

6425 Anderson Way Melbourne, FL 32940

UEI#: ZXLJMCDHFGF3

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

Night operation-based training scenarios in the FMB simulator produce bands of light (dark light) which overlaps where each projector image intersects with its neighbor. This over-light causes bright bands on the projection wall which is extremely distracting to students. Uncorrected, the distraction is enough that it shifts focus from the training to the bands of over-light within the projected picture. Light masking systems are employed within simulator systems to mask over-light during “Dark light projection”. Masked projection allows students to focus upon the training tasks and the situations within the scenario and not on the “over-light”. The TRAINING Center Petaluma WMSL FMB simulator was recently updated to a new simulator software. During that project, additional projection hardware was installed to address the “over-light” issue. The Electric Picture Mantis Optical Masking system was employed on nine forward facing projectors to provide an automated approach to shift from “Day time training scenarios” to “Nighttime training scenarios”.

Electric Picture technicians performed extensive projector tuning and maintenance during the prior project and installed the Mantis Optical Masking system. The Mantis Optical Masking system is a proprietary system offered and supported by Electric Picture Display Systems. Every installation of the Mantis system requires unique masking at each projected picture intersection. Our installation requires eighteen custom manually blended intersections.

While other optical masking systems are available, utilizing another vendor will require the use of a masking system which is supported by that vendor. Other vendors do not support the patented Electric Picture Display Systems Mantis Optical Masking System. This would greatly impact our current project, adding additional costs to replace a system which is less than two years old and cost more than $50,000 to initially install. Electric Picture https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/5.102 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1

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Display Systems not only supports the Mantis Optical Masking system but their technicians are also familiar with our installation, projector mounting hardware and have installed the same model Panasonic projectors (our previously purchased projector replacements), optical sensors and the automated picture tuning hardware we purchased during the first phase of the projector upgrade project as part of other installations for the US Navy and other US Government installations.

CONTRACTING OFFICER - FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION METHODS:

☐ MARKET RESEARCH

☐ COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICE WITH PRICES FOUND REASONABLE ON PREVIOUS PURCHASES

☐ CURRENT PRICE LIST

☐ COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR ITEMS IN A RELATED INDUSTRY

☐ COMPARISON TO IGCE

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (EXPLAIN)

☐ OTHER (EXPLAIN)

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS POC DATE

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

DATE

05/15/2025