FY22-28946_SS JA Redacted_22_0422.pdf

Sole Source Justification under $250K

PMD Number: FY22-28946

Department: S53

Company Name/Brand: Microwave Development Laboratories, Inc.

Technical Code S53 requires quantity thirty-eight (38) 7.8 decibel couplersPart Number 2897206-2 to be purchased as a 100 % Form Fit Function (FFF)

. These decibel couplers couple electromagnetic waves. MK 9 MOD 2

NSSMS Tracker Illuminator System (TIS) utilizes Fire Control Loop Improvement Project (FCLIP) that requires hardware updates to support updated software version 12.1. Hardware modifications to the MK 9 MOD 2 Tracker Illuminator System (TIS) with the replacement of the 10 DB Null Fill Coupler to a 7.8 DB Coupler within the MK 78 MOD 1 Director is required in order to support the 2T uplink (ESSM).

Identification of Justification Rational:

The Material or service must be compatible will aspects (Form, Fit, and Function) with existing systems presently installed.

A patent, copyright, proprietary data, or licensing agreement limits competition.

Urgency.

Identification of the Justification Rationale Explained: **If using form, fit, and function, describe the current equipment and how the new item/service must coordinate or interface.

**If using patent, copyright, proprietary data, describe the proprietary data. **If using direct replacement, describe this below.

The 7.8 decibel couplers are required to support future

. The NSSMS decibel couplers as tested and verified to be used with NSSMS equipment. Furthermore, Microwave Development Laboratories, Inc listed on the onboard Allowance Parts Lists and Technical Manuals and they are supported by the Naval Education Training curriculum and the Naval Repair Facility rotational pool system.

No other couplers have been tested, verified, and approved to be used with the NSSMS equipment and no other couplers are labelled on the Allowance Parts Lists and Technical Manuals or supported by the Naval Education Training curriculum and the Naval Repair Facility rotational pool system. Furthermore, due to the classified frequency testing and the complexity of the products, Microwave Development Laboratories does not authorize any third party