B8 - Redacted Sole Source Justification.pdf

MEMORANDUM

Subj: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES BY

A CERTIFIED LABVIEW PROGRAMMER FOR THE HYDROSPACE LABORATORY

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price contract to Davis Systems for the updates listed in Paragraph 3 of this document.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Hydrospace Laboratory has a requirement for Contractor support to update and grow the Hydrospace Laboratory’s technical competence by improving hardware and software efforts toward a more autonomous testing platform. LabView software has been developed and programmed specifically for the Hydrospace Laboratory by internal and external efforts.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value greater than $25,000. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This purchase will be funded with Navy Working Capital funding.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) currently has a requirement for the item(s) listed in Paragraph 3 of this document. Davis Systems is the only vendor who has an in-depth understanding of the Diving & Life Support Hydrospace Lab systems and testing LabView configurations that are utilized at the Hydrospace Laboratory. If another vendor were to be selected, they would be required to learn the process and requirements of the systems that LabView is integrated into, resulting in unacceptable project delay and Hydrospace Lab inaccessibility to the Navy.

As such, the government does not expect significant savings through competition and it is more advantageous to the Government to award on a sole source basis to Davis Systems for the item(s) listed in Paragraph 3 of this document.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Davis Systems is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov because it is estimated greater than $25,000.00.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Davis Systems is the only source that can meet this requirement.