JSS Exhibit Mount_Redacted.pdf

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions - MPT to <$250K)

Document number: _1301178808_______________________

The supplies or services described herein are being solicited on a sole source basis and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for the supplies or services.

Check One:

☐ Service:

Contractor:

Contractor Address:

Contractor POC:

Phone #:

Email:

Cage Code/DUNS:

☒ Supply:

Restricted to the following source. If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Original Manufacturer Name:

Manufacturer: Kuehnert Consulting LLC (dba: BK Metalcraft)

Manufacturer POC:

Manufacturer Phone #:

Manufacturer Address: 3910 South 114th Street, Tukwila, Washington 98168

Dealer/Rep:

Dealer/Rep Address Phone No.

Email:

Description of the supplies or services required, the estimated price/cost, and required delivery date.

USNUM seeks fabrication of a custom exhibit mount system for a MK V diving dress in our collection, to include suit, boots, gloves, helmets, breastplate, knife, and hoses. The Mount must follow the plan indicated in the PWS which has been developed as part of a feasibility assessment with Kuehnert Consulting.

Required Delivery Date: 04/30/2025

Describe in detail why only this source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

(what specific characteristics of the supplies or services limit the availability to a sole source (e.g., unique features, function of the item, etc.)?)

Museum mount making is a very specific skillset and there are limited practitioners with the required knowledge. With the retirement of the only other contract mount maker in the region, Kuehnert Consulting LLC is the only known mount

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 maker in the greater Seattle area who will take on projects for museums. All other regional mount makers are affiliated with specific museums. Utilizing Kuehnert Consulting LLC allows the government to work with a local fabricator and avoids paying excessive travel fees for a mount maker from another region. Being on the Kitsap Peninsula, there are still associated travel costs for ferry/transit, but they are significantly lower than paying for travel, food, and incidentals for someone coming up from further away.

Other information to support a sole source action:

The Mount must be completed by a competent professional experienced in fabrication of museum exhibit mounts. This fabricator is local and represents significant cost savings versus bringing in a professional from another area of the country. He has also already had the opportunity to see the artifacts, ensuring that he understands the scope of the project in his project quote. Kuehnert Consulting LLC is the only known vendor in the area that can complete this requirement.

Document number: 1301178808

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF

MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature Date:

Activity: U.S. Naval Undersea Museum Title: Collections Manager

I HEREBY DETERMINE THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONTRACT ACTION DEEM ONLY ONE

SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Contracting Officer Signature Date

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting

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