JA_USNS RAPP Hub Ovhl CASREP_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for the award of a non-competitive purchase order to Bird-Johnson Propeller Company, LLC (BJPC) by the Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Services and Ship Support (N102). The J&A authorizes the award of one firm-fixed price (FFP) purchase order to BJPC without full and open competition, with a performance period not to exceed four months and an estimated maximum contract value that is redacted. The contract will be funded with Fiscal Year 26 United States Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&MN) funds.

The requirement is for a complete overhaul of the USS Rappahannock's Port Controllable Reversible Hub Assembly, a critical safety component of the vessel's propulsion system. MSC determined that BJPC is the only qualified source because it is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with exclusive access to proprietary technical data, drawings, manufacturing procedures, and specialized repair parts required by United States Coast Guard (USCG), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulatory requirements. The Controllable Reversible Hub Assembly is classified as a ship critical safety item under MSC QMS N0750-100.00-AQ Revision 2.1, and its failure could result in catastrophic damage to the ship or loss of life. The unusual and compelling urgency justifying the non-competitive award is that the Port Hub is currently out of commission, preventing the vessel from conducting refueling-at-sea missions and underway replenishment operations, which results in schedule delays, reduced mission availability, and increased daily operational costs. Market research confirmed that all T-AO 187 Class propulsion parts and services have historically been sole-sourced to BJPC. The statutory authority cited is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2) for unusual and compelling urgency.