BISMARCK REDACTED _JA.pdf

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK

SP64 471 EAST “C” STREET

NORFOLK, VA 23511-2419

J&A No. N32205-21-R-4011

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity: Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC) - Norfolk.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved: This is a justification for work to be provided under Work Items listed below of the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Regular Overhaul and Dry Docking (ROH/DD) of the USNS CITY OF BISMARCK (EPF-9) under RFP N32205-21-R-4011. This justification is covering only the portion of the acquisition which an OEM Authorized Facility/Manufacturer/Representative is required and the approval level requirements will then only apply to that portion.

Work items:

- WI 201 - Clean Heat Exchangers: OEM – Kelvion for the plate coolers

- WI 203 – Reduction Gear Service: OEM – ZF Marine for inspections and maintenance

- WI 204 – Propulsion Line Shaft Bearing Inspection and Maintenance: OEM – Cooper Bearing for inspections and maintenance

- WI 505 – Reverse Osmosis Unit Maintenance: OEM – Village Marine for inspection and maintenance

- WI 517 – Vacuum Sewage Collection System Maintenance: OEM – EVAC for inspection and maintenance of MSD Vacuum System

- WI 537 – Sewage Plant Maintenance: OEM – Headhunter for inspection and maintenance

- WI 547 – Inspect Deck Cranes Annual: OEM – Appleton for inspection and maintenance of Stores

Crane

- WI 562 – SCBA Annual Inspection: OEM – Scott for annual inspection, servicing, testing and certification

- WI 563 – SCBA Compressor and Filling Station Inspection and Maintenance: OEM – Bauer for annual inspection, servicing, testing and certifiation

- WI 582 – HEF Maintenance: OEM – Hiller Marine for system inspection and maintenance

- WI 604 – Marine Evacuation System Certification: OEM – Liferaft Systems Australia for annual inspection, disassembly and reassembly and certification of life raft system

- WI 605 – MES Actuation Tubing Modifications: OEM – Liferaft Systems Australia for MES actuation tubing modifications

- WI 644 – Rescue Boat and Davit Service: OEM – Fast RSQ for the Rescue Boat; Ned Deck Marine for the boat davit. Perform annual inspection, maintenance and certification of the rescue boat and davit

- WI 801 – HVAC And Refrigeration System Maintenance: OEM – Carrier for condensers and chillers;

Adrick for the domestic refrigeration compressor. Perform AC condenser inspections and maintenance

- WI 905 – Ride Control System Maintenance: OEM – Austal for system inspections and maintenance

- WI 930 – Waterjet Maintenance – Special Survey: OEM – Vulkan for system inspections and maintenance

- WI 962 – Cathodic Protection System: OEM – Cathelco for system inspections and maintenance

3. Description of Supplies/Services: MSC Norfolk requires Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized technical field service representatives to accomplish the requirements of Work Items (WIs) 201, 203, 204, 505, 517, 537, 547, 562, 563, 582, 604, 605, 644, 801, 905, 930, and 962. For this 60 day ROH/DD availability, the estimated dollar value of the 17 WIs is XXXXXX which will be funded utilizing FY 22 Operations & Maintenance funds.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition: 10 U.S.C 2304 (c)(1), Only

One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a).

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Authority:

Work Items (WIs) 201, 203, 204, 505, 517, 537, 547, 562, 563, 582, 604, 605, 644, 801, 905, 930, and 962:

Factory authorized service representative provide proprietary technical data/drawings only available from the original manufacturer. This maintains all OEM warranties, ensures equipment reliability, crew safety and certification therefore precluding consideration of a service offered by another by another company.

a. WI 201: Clean Heat Exchanges: XXXXX

b. WI 203: Reduction Gear Service: XXXXX

c. WI 204: Propulsion Line Shaft Bearing Maintenance and Inspection: XXXXX

d. WI 505: Reverse Osmosis Plant Maintenance: XXXXX

e. WI 517: Vacuum Sewage Collect System Maintenance: XXXXX

f. WI 537: Sewage Plant Maintenance: XXXXX

g. WI 547: Inspect Deck Cranes: XXXXX

h. WI 562: SCBA Inspection: XXXXX

i. WI 563: SCBA Compressor and Filling Station Inspection and Maintenance: XXXXX

j. WI 582: HEF Maintenance: XXXXX

k. WI 604: Marine Evacuation System Certification: XXXXX

l. WI 605: MES Actuation Tubing Modifications: XXXXX

m. WI 644: Rescue Boat and Davit Service: XXXXX

n. WI 801: HVAC and Refrigeration System Maintenance: XXXXX

o. WI 905: Ride Control System Maintenance: XXXXX

p. WI 930: Waterjet Maintenance – Special Survey: XXXXX

q. WI 962: Cathodic Protection System: XXXXX

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable: The Government has posted a synopsis and a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Regular Overhaul and Dry Docking (ROH/DD) at the Government Point of Entry, FedBizOps website, with the intent of awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to the lowest price offeror. Any prospective contractor will be required to use the OEM or OEM authorized vendor(s) as a subcontractor to perform the work in the related WIs.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost: The Contracting Officer will determine the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR Part 15.

8. Actions to Removed Barriers to Future Competition. For reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, MSC has no plans at this time to allow prime contractors to solicit these requirements competitively, other than synopsizing the requirements. If another potential source emerges, MSC Norfolk will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.