JOTFOC Seneca Tow Line Redacted.pdf

This is a U.S. Coast Guard Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a commercial products procurement under FAR 12.102(a).

The procurement (Request Number 11506PR260005703) is for a brand-name Samson Rope AmSteel-Blue synthetic fiber towline to replace a damaged primary towline aboard the USCGC Seneca (WMEC-906). The towline serves as a critical life-safety shipboard component utilized in search and rescue (SAR) missions, emergency vessel towing, and heavy-sea towing operations. The towline operates directly on the cutter's towing winch system and must satisfy certified naval engineering specifications to perform demanding offshore operations safely without equipment failure. The estimated total contract value, including options, exceeds the micro-purchase threshold but remains below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

The justification restricts competition based on brand name criteria, asserting that Samson Rope Technologies' AmSteel-Blue towline is essential to Government requirements because it is strictly mandated by official Coast Guard technical baseline standards under USCG Engineering Change/Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) WMEC-270-TM9030. Market research confirms that Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. is the sole Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) manufacturing this specific line to required naval engineering tolerances and dimensional standards. The contracting officer employed market research and comparison of proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases as fair and reasonable price determination methods. The document was signed by CWO2 Greg Runo (Technical and Requirements POC) on 06/01/2026 and Contracting Officer Karla Paola Balint on 09/18/2026.