C12 - Synopsis Lion Hunter Cables.pdf

GOVERNMENT POINT OF ENTRY (GPE) ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR

UNDERSEA CABLE

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, (NSWC PCD), Panama City, FL intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the following vendor:

Teledyne D.G. O’Brien dba

Teledyne Marine

162 Corporate Drive

Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801

CAGE Code: 17476

Procurement is for undersea cables in support of the Lion Hunter program, as follows:

Line No.

Part Number

Description Quantity

1 NAVSEA 45720-1 ITAR C/A W-100, 150 FT

9#20/4-FO

W/8 #16/4-FO

Country of Origin: US Schedule B: 8536.70.0000 ECCN: XX(c)

HTS: 8536.70.0000

(Teledyne Part No: 1535151-112)

1 EA

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) has a requirement to procure a 150 ft. fiber optic cable. This requirement is not suitable for full and open competition for the following reason(s): The Lion Hunter program uses fiber optic cable that must be submerged in sea water. This constitutes a harsh environment for the cable, and most ordinary fiber optic cables will not survive the abuse of being reeled out in a saltwater environment. Teledyne Marine manufactures overmolded cable harnesses built to withstand the demanding pressures applied to a fiber optic cable in these harsh conditions. Their overmolding provides superior strain relief and its strength improves cable life in high-flex applications. Market research shows that there are no other cable manufacturers that meet the Teledyne Marine specifications for strain relief and strength with their marine fiber optic cable overmolds.

As such, Teledyne Marine is the only source capable of meeting this requirement. NAICS Code 335921 applies. Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. FSC is 5995.