C14 - Redacted Brand Name Justification.pdf

MEMORANDUM

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTICATION TO ACQUIRE NAVY RESERVE NEDU SHARKCAGE GEAR

LOCKERS

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

This is a limited 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 purchase order, on a brand name basis, to acquire material that will provide Navy Reserve Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NR NEDU), with the necessary items to perform official tasking safely and in a timely manner.

This contract action will award a firm fixed price purchase order to the most highly qualified authorized reseller of the following brands: Sharkcage brand equipment.

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

The following equipment is being acquired:

Line No. Part Number Description QTY Unit Price Extended Price 1 SC-CW-10-1D-03 Gear Locker 24x30x85 7 EA 2 SC-TL-SM-2D-02 Tactical Locker, Small 4 EA

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Shipping/Delivery Destination:

UIC 55236

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWMRC) Code 970 3755 Brinser St., Ste 1 San Diego, CA 92136

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00. 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 particular brand-name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer Will Satisfy Agency Requirements FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(C).

Pursuant to FAR 6.301 Sharkcage is the only brands of equipment that will meet the Government’s needs for the following reasons:

a) All US Navy Diving personnel must have diving gear that has been tested and approved in accordance with the US Navy Diving Manual, Revision 7A, (SS52 l-AG-PRO-0 10 / 0910-LP- 115-1921) in order to safely and appropriately conduct US Navy Diving Operations. These items vary, however, due to the nature of diving profiles and location (i.e. weather, water temperature and diving duration). This is a bare minimum load-out for each diver within our command. Due to the nature of our diving and diving lengths, the issue of individual dive gear ensures safe and hygienic dive operations.

b) These are the only brands of equipment that will ensure all NR NEDU assigned personnel in performance of unit operations will have a safe and easy passage to and from operational locations. As our lifeline when conducting waterborne operations, a sufficient vessel to transport to and from, and in the potential situation of medically evacuating a diving or a non-diving casualty is paramount.

c) These items are vital t o our command, allowing NR NEDU to conduct open water diving and diving training evolutions, as well as support NEDU, NDSTC, NSWC-PCD, NSW SDV-2, and many other local commands that require open water diving support, casualty MEDEVAC, Medical standby, and Coxswain driven watercraft within the local waters.

d) The acquisition of ancillary gear involves both individual and unit protective posture and sustainment items as a one-time purchase under the NGREA program. Routinely, NR NEDU is tasked with expeditionary type missions while aboard NEDU, NSA Panama City and/or SELRES wide. As a unit with a unique mission set, NR NEDU is a "go-to" force multiplier at a moment's notice. Due to these small missions and routine training events that involve semi-austere to semi-non-permissible environments due to inclement weather and/or environmental conditions, the items listed above are requested. N e i t h e r NR NEDU nor NEDU possesses a joint/combined Central Issuing Facility (CIF) like resource, all ancillary gear and materials purchased outright. Due to mission requirements, gear maintenance and operational needs, NEDU cannot support these needs for 30 NR NEDU members. NR NEDU members are required to travel from HOR to NEDU quarterly for pre-determined periods as well as travel for (an) AT duty period(s), requiring to bring all Dive gear and Operational/Protective Posture gear necessary to accomplish the mission.

Due to these requirements, unique to NR NEDU, the aforementioned brands of equipment is required to both efficiently and safely facilitate NR NEDU member's travel to and from HOR/NEDU. The overall goal of this entire NGREA request is to better equip the personnel of NR NEDU in order to facilitate safe and efficient diving operations, training and overall, mission accomplishment.

e) All rescue gear must be tested and approved in accordance with the US Navy Diving Manual, Revision 7A, all US Navy Diving Operations i n order to operate, conduct and mitigate any dive operations (Dive Side) and associated injuries/complications/illnesses associated with routine and experimental diving. Due to the nature of onsite, offsite/pier and remote diving operations conducted within the confines of NSA Panama City and the four associated diving commands that NR NEDU will jointly work with throughout a year, an emergent and appropriate safe transport of any potential diving/non-diving casualty, as well as medical equipment to and from the dive side is required. Being a varied environment and multiple terrain associated with all training and operational sites aboard NSA Panama City, these are the only brands of equipment that are approved in order to fill this vital need. Due to the emergent need to get any such diving casualty to a hyperbaric chamber in the fastest time (less than 10 minutes in the most severe cases) these brands of equipment are requested in order to facilitate the best possible transportation of stricken divers/personnel.

f) Due to the high probability of medical emergencies being present during NR NEDU operations, related to the type and experimental diving protocols and operations that are conducted, the need for appropriate and state of the art training aids and technologies is paramount. Compounding this need with the current restrictions set forth by both the Navy Medicine Education and Training Commands (NMETC/NR NMETC) and BU MED in regards to the limited to complete ceasing of use of live training aids (i.e. human training adjuncts) a multi-versa\ manikin is required to properly train and maintain medical and diving supervisor emergency response skills. Furthermore, the addition of this training capability will enable NR NEDU to expand it already vital support

g) In accordance with the US Navy Diving Manual, Revision 7A, all US Navy Diving Operations require appropriate medical gear in order to operate, conduct and mitigate any dive operations (Dive Side) and associated injuries/complications/illnesses associated with routine and experimental diving. As NEDU has a full complement of Dive Medicine and Hyperbaric response immediately on station, our addition of 30 divers conducting ancillary diving profiles in conjunction with NEDU's normal operating profiles can become unsafe if such a medical emergency should arise. The brands of equipment l isted above have been test and approved in accordance with both the US Navy Diving Manual Revision 7A and multiple Manuals from the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), Supervisor of Diving and Salvage (SUPSALV) and various Navy Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) directives. In addition, our diving profiles are conducted across numerous platforms from controlled to uncontrolled environments, within a pool to open ocean and everything in between. Safety being our number one concern, appropriate Risk Management factors are greatly mitigated with the below items readily available for any emergency that may arise. Therefore, it is imperative that only the brands of equipment listed above are used.

In summary, the brand listed above, is the only brand of equipment that will meet the needs of NR NEDU.

These items are not Category I items and did not undergo a formal technical review process consisting a tabletop design review by the AMU Board and any required testing and evaluation. At the discretion of the AMU Board/ these Category II items did not require a formal technical design review, because by nature, they are considered nonhazardous to the diver. However, the brand of equipment listed above have been testing and approved using the professional knowledge and specialized skills of a diverse group of personnel to evaluate the environmental/ safety/ and health risks associated with a piece of equipment. In addition they have evaluated the mission and cost effectiveness of the equipment and determined it to be appropriate. Therefore, it is in the Governments’ best interest to acquire the Sharkcage brand equipment.

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.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Sharkcage is the only brand of equipment that is on the Approved for Navy Use list that can satisfy this requirement. This procurement will be synopsized in the Government point of entry website 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 above Sharkcage is the only brand of equipment that can satisfy this requirement.