Brand Name Justification Spider Analyzer_Redacted.pdf

BRAND NAME RJSTIFICATTON

FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

From: Code (717)

To: Code 02 Simplified Acquisition Branch (SAP)

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SUPPLIES/SERVICES, ESTIMATED

VALUE, AND DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

This purchase is for the Spider-80Xi 32ch Dynamic Signal Analyzer Kit The estimated total value of the proposed acquisition is

Manufacturer:

Crystal Instruments 2370 Owen St, Santa Clara, CA, 95054 Darren Fraser, 408-986-8880

2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR BRAND NAME BASED ON

CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE

ACQUISITION

The Naval Innovative Science and Engineering program accepted and funded a proposal for NSWC to evaluate current wireless vibration sensor technology to determine if any of the current technology can be utilized by the fleet on navy ships. The three goals of the proposal are: Reduced labor & material costs associated with hull sensor(s) hard wiring;

Labor costs reduced by avoiding manual machinery data collection tasks; Crew safety, as potentially dangerous data collection is avoided; Data accuracy, as fully automatic data collection avoids potential human errors.

These Spider 80Xi Data Analyzers have unique capabilities that no other data analyzer in the commercial marketplace can provide. These analyzers have enclosures and waveform recording capabilities that are critical to the mission of the Navy. Without the confidence ofwavefonn recording on an untested and unproven analyzer, the government is accepting risk unmeasurable to the standards of the fleet.

If not approved, NSWC will not be able to complete the evaluation of the wireless sensors and will need to abandon our proposal. This NISE proposal was submitted at the request of NAVSEA with the intent ofleveraging our findings on future navy ships. Not completing this evaluation will hinder NAVSEA in moving forward with wireless technology on navy ships. This effort includes labor and material valued at over 3 years with potential for further projects in the future.

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