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JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

UNDER FAR 13.5, SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR

CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS

JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Code , Newport, RI.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved

Request approval to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order on a sole source justification, no substitutions allowed, to Niantic Tool, Inc. (CAGE Code: 0B5H6). This requirement is for the purchase of overhaul and upgrade parts.

3. Description of Supplies/Services

Estimated Dollar Value FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 Totals

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

(NUWCDIVNPT)

is the and for the ). The is used to and . This acquisition is for the purchase of material identified below to overhaul/upgrade and system assemblies at the

The overhaul and upgrade parts are required to support a scheduled availability on an for a upgrade during a that will allow use of the y replacing the existing which is no longer in production and has

Item Description Part # Qty.

Drive Drum, Mount Casting 53X-01-101 2

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If the Government were to transition to a different vendor, the overall cost for this procurement would .

Additionally, there would be an unacceptable schedule delay of at least .

NT has provided a quote to the Navy and the that meets the expected delivery schedule. The quote is based on NT having manufactured many of these overhaul and upgrade parts before.

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

Offerors as Practicable

These components are an integral part of the , exact compliance is required. Therefore, in order to ensure the continued operational capability of this , the aforementioned overhaul and upgrade parts must be acquired from NT. Award to a vendor with less confidence and experience in manufacturing these materials would result in unacceptable schedule delays. Resulting in multiple missing their overhaul and upgrade window, severely impacting .

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Costs

The contracting officer will conduct price analysis using FAR 13.106-3 and or 15.404-1(b) and 15.404-1(c) methods, in accordance with FAR 13.003(g)(2) to determine proposed prices are fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition

For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, the Government has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If critical time constraints do not exist and another potential source emerges, The Government will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.