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NSWC-PHD-JA-21-077

J&A Number: NSWC-PHD-JA-21-077

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JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) intends to award a follow on Firm-Fixed-Price contract for a from company . This award shall be sole sourced to

3. Description of Supplies/Services

NSWC PHD requires the

The table below reflects the projected production schedule and .

The certifying technical and requirements personnel have verified the Government’s minimum needs.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by paragraph 6.302-1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority led by items specifically defined by Naval Sea Systems Command

(NAVSEA) Item number he specific technical and physical environmental qualification requirements that a needs to meet in order to be approved for has proven to meet these requirements while being installed and operational within the took one and a half years to complete and qualify another it would take the government another ssuming the new competition. Further, even if an alternate were to a delay of a year and a half, is unacceptable since it would delay implementation and impact fleet capabilities.

located in has met the requirements called out in the drawing and has successfully . Only items identified by can be used

. The and no other company produces this .

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offers as Practicable

Three vendors were contacted for market research, in addition to market research information obtained from . The three vendors contacted for market research were hese vendors were found using an

Additionally, could not source this item.

does not sell this item.

of market research request and provided the requested information by means of has no authorized dealers at this time and executes all sales directly.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Costs

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government for supplies covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition

For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, NSWC PHD has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the types of supplies covered by this document. If any potential sources emerge, the Government will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.