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This document is a NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Centers Sole Source Justification form for Caterpillar Inc. mission support materials. The procurement is for a Stud-Tap, CAT Part-Numbers 418-8820 (F800) and 174-7792 (F801), to be manufactured and distributed by Caterpillar Inc., with a Required Delivery Date (RDD) of 999. The materials are specifically direct replacement spare parts for repair and overhaul of the LPD-17 Class Ship's Service Diesel Generator (SSDG) subsystem, which are technically authorized for use on a Caterpillar Diesel Engine 3608 per T/M S9311-D1-MMC-020, Vol 2, REV-3.

The document emphasizes that these mission support materials meet exact specifications for the existing system and will properly interface with the LPD-17 Class Ship's existing diesel generator system. Caterpillar Inc. holds proprietary technical data and engineering drawings that were solely developed and funded, which limits procurement from alternative sources. The OEM (Caterpillar) is unwilling to share item specifications to support an open source procurement, and the technical requirements follow specific SSDG and NAVsea technical manual guidelines to prevent counterfeit assemblies from being used.