GXW-0128 D AND F_Redacted.pdf

This is a Determination and Findings (D&F) for a Sole-Source Acquisition justifying a noncompetitive purchase order award.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is procuring a Hoist, Mast Mounted (Model 8758167-001, Thern INC Catalog # M452B-S4), quantity 4, on a sole-source basis from Thern INC, located at 5712 Industrial Park Road, Winona, Minnesota 55987 (CAGE: 12437). The requirement supports SP22 Deployed System Support for the New Production Davits program through the Production and Sustainment Branch, GXWL. The required delivery/performance date is February 26, 2027. The estimated price is redacted in the document.

The sole-source justification is based on the rationale that Thern INC is the only responsible source reasonably available for this procurement. The specific Hoist, Mast Mounted model is currently fielded on Davits and has proven successful in operation. The document notes that substituting a different manufacturer or item would require discarding and replacing approximately a redacted quantity of spare parts, necessitating 80 hours of engineering labor, 40 hours of drafting labor, and 120 hours of training/loss of productivity. Using the Thern INC product allows known maintenance procedures to be followed and capitalizes on existing field knowledge. The Contracting Officer, Michelle Helton Morgan Junalee, determined on June 24, 2026, that only one source is reasonably available, thereby justifying the acquisition limiting competition under FAR 13.101(b).