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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FEA Thermal Analysis of ADM Array and Electronics

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) has overall responsibility for the development and maintainability of undersea defense systems.

A trade study was conducted by Image Acoustics Inc. between the Leveraged Cylindrical

Acoustic Transducer (LCAT) and the Stepped Tonpilz Acoustic Transducer (STAT).and they.

recently

Anticipated dollar value is . The period of performance is contract award to 31

December 2020.

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION:

Image Acoustics has prior experience in developing a design for the STAT for the Tech Refresh array design, holds the patent on the STAT and has prior development work on the STAT technology. Image Acoustics Inc. has models developed to finalize the design and is the only company that has the requisite knowledge capable of the thermal analysis for the STAT array design of the Technology Refresh Array. It would be too costly for another company to develop new models to scale-up the partial array design. If any other company were to recreate this conceptual design in order to perform this effort, it would be at a considerable additional cost to the government.

RESELLERS:

There are no authorized resellers. The STAT is a proprietary product of Image Acoustics.

Requiring Department:

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a Sole Source basis. I certify the technical data which form the basis of this justification are complete and accurate.

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APPROVAL:

Contracting Officer:

Based on the above, I have determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available/only this brand can fulfill the requirements. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.