B8 Redacted SSJ.pdf

Subj: SOLE SOURCE MEMORANDUM TO PROCURE TEST POOL CHLORINATOR

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

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001.

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

This action will award a purchase order, on a sole source basis, to Commercial Energy Specialists, LLC to procure the items 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).

To provide and install NEX-GEN 80R3T On site Chlorine Generators. This is to replace the units currently installed.

Code Description QTY

CR NEXGEN

100SM-R

NEXGEN 100-R, 120 lb/day Skid Mounted pH Neutral Chlorine Generator

NEXGEN 120 lb/day Reversing On-Site Chlorine Generator.

Manufactures pH neutral sodium hypochlorite from existing pool or spa water Skid mounted, pre-wired and pre-assembled for easy installation, Programmable touch screen, water-cooled power supply, and automated cleaning cycle. Includes power supply, salinity control, brine tank, production tank, heat exchanger, transformer, pumps, 55-gal acid tank, and piping with communications. 1-year electrical, 3-year workmanship ChlorKing Factory warranty, 77 Amps @ 240 Volts 60 Hz, 100-Amp breaker required, NSF Std 50-listed Generator: 81"L x 32"W x 69"H, 1250 lbs, salt feeder: 56"L x 28"W x 40"H

CP

PUMPBOOSTER3

Booster Pump, 3HP, NexGen (approximate return line pressure up to 30 PSI) 3

CB ISU Installation, less electric

Installation and Factory Start-up of treatment equipment. Includes parts and labor for installation. Electrical work, permits (if applicable) by others. Includes final review, CES training manual, full system and maintenance training per CES Operator Training Checklist, and on-site Warranty Administration. One-year warranty on all installation workmanship.

CB FSU Factory Site Services, Training, and Warranty Administration 1

Factory Site Service and Operator Training, includes support services during construction, warranty registration, training per CES Operator Training Checklist, technical support, and on-site warranty administration. Factory start up updates most factory warranty start dates from date of manufacture or shipment, as typical, to date of start-up.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements.

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)(1), 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B). Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B).

NSWC PCD currently has chlorinators manufactured by Commercial Energy Specialists, LLC (CES) in use on the approximately 9-million gallon test pond. The current chlorinators have reached end of life and are needing replacement. The items listed in Paragraph 3 will replace the currently installed items and will not require significant modifications or changes to the pond facilities for install. The size, power requirements, communication lines, supporting tanks, environmental enclosure, and structural platform are currently in place based on the current chlorine generators. If another brand of chlorinator were selected that could handle the size of the test pool, modifications to the facilities would be required as other chlorinators would be too heavy to safely be supported by the existing platform, not fit within the existing enclosure, have different power requirements, and would require replacing the existing communications lines that are currently buried underground. All of this would result in additional unplanned costs to the Government and unplanned project inaccessibility to the test pond, which would result in unacceptable project delays. Furthermore, Commercial Energy Specialists, LLC is the only OEM authorized distributor for the items listed in Paragraph 3 of this document for the state of Florida.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expect significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement.

Therefore, it is in the Government’s best interest to award on a sole source basis to Commercial Energy Specialists, LLC for the items 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, Commercial Energy Specialists, LLC is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry SAM.gov.

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 and 6 above, Commercial Energy Specialists, LLC is the only company that can provide the design of the system as required.