JA Compressor Co - Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) memorandum for other than full and open competition for an acquisition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold for the USNS ROBERT E PEARY (T-AKE 5). The requirement is for a Starting Air Compressor from Sperre Air Power AS, to be used as an EDG Start Air Compressor Unit Assembly, with a required delivery date of April 11, 2025.

The justification for limited competition is based on restrictive rights (Sperre Air Power AS owns proprietary rights to the drawings) and standardization/brand name requirements (Make/Model: Sperre Air Power AS / MFR ID-G01-I051). The item will be used on T-AKE 1 through T-AKE 10 vessels. Two known vendors can provide the item: Lee Engineering Supply Co., Inc and 17 Machinery LLC. The requirement has a 16-week production lead time and is needed to avoid potential C4 reporting should one of two air compressors fail, as the compressor is needed to start emergency generators when no other high-pressure air is available. The requirement was identified on November 11, 2024, and the CASREP number is 24039.