InnerSpaceSystemsJARedacted.pdf

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ANNEX 1 - JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

PANAMA CITY DIVISION

110 VERNON AVENUE

PANAMA CITY, FL 32407·700I

IN REPLY REFER TO:

J&A Number: 112007

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

TO PROCURE USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Contracting Activity.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), Contracts Depru.iment, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001.

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Description of the Action Being Approved.

· of a Finn Fixed Price (FFP) contract on a sole s

Description of Supplies/Services.

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. The following items ru.·e being acquired:

Item Description

Qty Unit Price Extended

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J&A Number: 112007

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Shipping Shipping and handling $750.00 $750.00

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This J&A does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. The total value of this procurement is . All equipment and software are to be delivered no later than sixty (60) days after contract award. Funding will be fiscal year 2022 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition.

Per FAR Part 6.302-1, 10 USC 2304(c)(1) [10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)], Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

ISC is the only responsible source capable of providing the EX28 UBAs for the following reasons. NSWC PCD conducted an analysis of alternatives for a has been completed. Class certification restricts the configuration of the item and source controls the vendor per the system certification documentation.

In summary, ISC is the sole manufacturer of the and owns all of the intellectual properties for this design and therefore is the only source for the required equipment and software that will meet Government’s needs.

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

The proposed action was synopsized on the SAM website from 25 August 2022 to 8 September 2022. To date, there have been no responses other than from ISC. No additional market research will be conducted because it is not practicable for the reasons discussed in paragraph 5 above, for any company other than Innerspace Systems Corp. to provide the required Rebreathers and software. The initial synopsis provided potential offerors the opportunity to provide responses, comments to the notice. The only response received was from ISC.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price.

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

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8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

For the reasons set forth in Paragraphs 5, NSWC PCD has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the types of services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, NSWC PCD will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I ce1tify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its suppo1ting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein are complete and accmate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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