JA 26-63 Shark 270 redact.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND, HAWAII

400 MARSHALL ROAD

JBPHH, HAWAII 96860-3139

J&A No. 26-63

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPECIAL PROJECT RM 13-

2745 REPAIR UH BUILDING 1489, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Hawaii (NAVFAC HI), Architect-Engineer Contract Division, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

Request approval for the use of Electro Industries/Gauge Tech Shark 270 Electric Meter for Repair UH Building 1489, JBPHH, Hawaii.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

This project will repair existing Unaccompanied Housing Building 1489, including Architectural, Structural, Fire Protection/Life Safety, Mechanical/HVAC, and Electrical/Telecommunications systems located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

The Electrical distribution system repairs include replacement of the service entrance, meters, transformers, switchboards, panelboards, circuit breakers, luminaires, switches, receptacles, conductors, conduit, and associated equipment and devices, which are fed from the Navy Electrical System (NES) maintained by the Electrical Branch of the Utilities Management (UM) group. The Shark meters provide advanced revenue metering features that allow it to be used not only for measuring basic energy, but also for providing a full complement of necessary tools, such as transformer/line loss compensation, CT/PT compensation, advanced test mode, perpetual Time of Use. Standardizing on the Shark meters is essential for uniformity, familiarity, and having replacement parts on hand.

The estimated procurement cost for one Shark 270 Electric Meter is

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

This request is submitted pursuant to the authority of 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.

The Department of the Navy has determined that interval consumption and power quality information should be captured and conveyed over cyber secure communication networks to a central repository. The existing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system can only fully communicate with meters manufactured by Electro Industries/Gauge Tech, specifically Shark 270 Electric Meters. Other contractors do not offer programmable meters that can be configured/programmed with existing Electro Industries/Gauge Tech Shark 270 Electric Meter software. Although the Modbus/TCP open protocol is the chosen communications protocol for many meter manufacturers, it only allows for different manufacturers’ equipment to share basic point data. However, the Modbus/TCP open protocol does not allow for configuration and programming functions to take place between different manufacturers’ meters. In order to meet the current Commander, Navy Installation Command metering requirements, it is NAVFAC’s intent to add additional meters to the existing AMI systems. This will facilitate the uniform capture and analysis of time-stamped interval data for electricity and water commodities. The existing and future AMI systems are the foundation and key enabler of the Navy’s Smart Grid initiatives. This requires the AMI systems to maintain full functionality through expansion with the Shark 270 electric meter.

The NAVFAC AMI networks consist of advanced utility meters connected to data acquisition and other servers through complex communication networks utilizing a combination of wired and wireless solutions. Additions to these networks require integration of compatible devices that will utilize the existing network infrastructure including radio/hardwired communications, servers and software. The use of different metering and wireless devices in these standardized systems would result in significant duplication of costs. Additionally, the associated risk of integration failures would endanger the existing AMI system warranty and the Navy’s utility billing integrity and energy analysis capability. The resulting substantial duplication of cost and risk to the NAVAC AMI systems cannot be recovered through competition.

The use of different metering and network devices would also violate the Platform Risk Assessment (PRA) accreditation packages NAVFAC has submitted for its AMI networks. The AMI PRA accreditation consists of the common set of AMI hardware, software and firmware that is intended for installation at the installations. Integrating different devices would require a complex and lengthy modification of the AMI Platform Risk Assessments and Fleet Cyber Command approval would not be certain.

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

Offerors as Practicable.

A Sources Sought Notice (No. N62478CON31FY2520) was posted on 11 September 2025 on the SAM.gov website to determine if there were any alternative options to the Electro Shark 270 meter. No responses were received in response to the sources sought.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

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.

8. Actions taken to remove barriers to future competition.

For the reasons set forth in Section 5 above, NAVFAC HI does not intend to complete future contracts for the electric meter. If another potential source emerges, NAVFAC HI will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

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