B8 Redacted SSJ.pdf

Subj: SOLE SOURCE MEMORANDUM TO PROVIDE (2) 8-BOTTLE BANKS TO

REPLACE EXISTING BOTTLEFIELD BOTTLES FOR THE NEDU OCEAN

SIMULATION FACILITY

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 firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to FIBA Technologies Inc., 53 Ayer Rd. Littleton MA 01460 (CAGE 1TB18), to provide quantity two, eight bottle banks to replace the aging and leaking legacy banks within NEDU’s bottlefield.

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

FIBA Technologies will manufacture two banks of bottles so NEDU can continue to execute our mission.

Description Estimate

Ship Yr

QTY

DOT Ground Storage Tube Assembly: 3,169 psi Pressure Vessel:

• Each tube is 22” OD x 34’4"L x .492" MW

• Design Pressure 3,169 PSIG

• DOT-UN Pressure Vessel, 10 year Retest required

• Nominal water volume = 627.2 cu.ft. (78.4 per tube)

• The nominal weight per tube is 4,433 lbs.

• Assembly in I-beam for 2 wide x 4 high, cleaned to SP-45 standards, Monel Dip tube

• CPV380 -3 globe valve on service end / CPV380-1 globe valve on safety end w/diptube. Cleaned IAW MIL-STD-1330 and provide all OQE from CPV. All soft goods O2 cleaned.

• Shipped under vacuum

2026,

• Country of Origin: USA

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 (see FAR 8.405-6(a) and (b)) and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

FIBA Technologies is the sole supplier of the bottles for NEDU’s Saturation Flyaway Dive System (SATFADS). FIBA supplies other flasks to the Navy, the SP45 cleaning standard for divers’ breathing gas and enriched oxygen/mixed gas was developed between FIBA, the US Navy activity who own the MIL-STD 1330 oxygen cleanliness standard, and NAVSEA00C. NAVSEA00C is the NEDU Immediate Superior In Command and certification authority as well as technical authority. NEDU provided feedback during the process since we have personnel here who are fluent in speaking about oxygen cleanliness, but NAVSEA00C approved this as the standard accepted for large bottle flasks for US Navy diving. Since NAVSEA00C certifies us and signs off on all changes within the scope of certification for the human subject testing and training that we do, we must use FIBA bottle banks as they are the only vendor with this certification. The approved cleaning procedure is the intellectual property of FIBA.

FIBA engaged with the Navy, at their own expense and of their own volition, to develop the cleaning standard. NEDU, 00C, and FIBA Technologies spent an entire year developing the cleaning standard, gathering the required data, and getting it approved to supply divers breathing gas through NAVSEA’s systems.

Secondly, FIBA Technologies and NEDU developed the design and the drawing specifications required to replace the legacy bottlefield flasks to fit within the confines of the legacy bottlefield and remaining piping and valving and to get the bottle banks approved by NAVSEA 00C for divers breathing gas for the Ocean Simulation Facility

(OSF).

Lastly, FIBA Technologies is the only vendor approved to ship the bottles in the condition that was used to develop the NEDU BOTTLE-FLASK PURGE PROCEDURE approved by NAVSEA 00C. This purge procedure allows for the elimination of having to double or triple fill and purge the bottles with Grade B helium, thus allowing for the realization of cost savings.

Therefore, FIBA Technologies is the only company that can provide the equipment, installation, objective quality evidence (OQE) as required to maintain certification.

Other systems would require recertification and development of a system design and cleaning standard approval to maintain the OSF Certification.

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 Governments’ best interest to acquire the bottles from FIBA Technologies.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d).

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, FIBA Technologies is the only manufacturer 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 paragraphs 4 and 6 above, FIBA Technologies is the only company that can provide the required equipment.