N00024_42830.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for a sole-source contract award to Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The contract, valued over a five-year performance period from January 2024 through December 2028, is for the Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) capability and modernization, including Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS-E) support. The procurement is a follow-on action to an existing requirement currently fulfilled by OII, focused on decompressing rescued submariners and providing complex, one-of-a-kind systems support.

NAVSEA is awarding the contract to OII on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), citing OII as the only responsible source capable of providing the required capabilities. The estimated cost is approximately $40 million over five years, funded through Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&MN), Other Procurement, Navy (OPN), and Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) accounts. NAVSEA published a sources sought notice on August 3, 2022, received no responses, and determined that awarding the contract to any other company would result in unacceptable delays and duplicative costs not recoverable through competition.