J A _N104-15-R-5001_Redacted.pdf

J&A No. N104-14-R-5003

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK

SP64 471 EAST C STREET

NORFOLK, VA 23511-2419

J&A No. N32205-15-R-5001

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity: Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC) - Norfolk.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved: This is a brand name justification for work to be provided under Work Items (WI) 40 2 , 403, 502 and 606 of the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Mid-Term Availability (MTA) of the USNS COMFORT (T-AH 2 0 ) under RFP N32205-15-R- 5001. This Justification is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name and the approval level requirements will then only apply to that portion.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: MSC Norfolk requires Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized technical field service representatives and OEM parts to accomplish the requirements of WIs listed below. The estimated combined dollar value of the four (4) Wls is which will be funded utilizing FY 15/16 Operation & Maintenance funds.

Work Items and Required Service Representative(s):

402 Furuno Authorized Technical Representative 403 Sperry Authorized Technical Representative 502 Allied Systems Company Technical Representative 606 Mako and Interspiro Authorized Technical Representative

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition: 10 U.S.C 2304 (c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a).

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Authority:

a. 0402: RADAR and ECDIS Preventive Maintenance and 0403 Gyro Maintenance These two work items consists of most of the bridge electronics used for safe navigation of the ship. As such all this equipment is inspected by both ABS and USCG for various required certificates. This work requires OEM authorized technicians to work on each piece of equipment to ensure that each piece meets OEM and regulatory body standards.

Furuno is the OEM for the 10cm and 8 cm RADARS. Sperry is the OEM for the ECDIS and the GYROs. The Gyros are over 40 yrs old and not in production.

b. 0501 Allied Crane Groom Allied Systems Company is the Approved ABS Recognized Specialist and technical representatives for the rescue boats davits installed on the T-AH Class. The U.S. Coast Guard requires the servicing facility for survival equipment to be an Approved ABS Recognized Specialist. The OEM technical representative has access to data, software and parts. OEM parts are required to ensure proper operation of the systems. To ensure proper inspection, repairs, tests, operation and warrantee it is essential that a qualified OEM Representative be present. This maintains all OEM warranties and ensures mission readiness and crew safety.

c. 0606 ANNUAL SCBA MASK and COMPRESSOR RECERTIFICATION Interspiro is the OEM of the self-contained breathing apparatus outfitted on the T-AH

Class. The OEM technical representative has access to data, software and parts. OEM parts are required to ensure proper operation of the systems. To ensure proper inspection, repairs, tests, operation and warrantee it is essential that a qualified OEM Representative be present. Mako Compressors is the OEM of the self-contained breathing apparatus refill station on the T-AH Class. The OEM technical representative has access to data, software and parts. OEM parts are required to ensure proper operation of the systems.

To ensure proper inspection, repairs, tests, operation and warrantee it is essential that a qualified OEM Representative be present. This maintains all OEM warranties and ensures reliability and operator safety.

MSC does not have manufacturing and technical information required to evaluate and determine whether non-OEM components and replacement parts offered are equivalent to the OEM components and replacement parts. The work items listed in this section require special tools, specialized repair parts, and technical expertise unique to this equipment; only approved OEM parts are authorized to be installed on this highly sophisticated equipment. The OEM Representative has access to provide parts and technical data / drawings from the original manufacturer, as required to properly repair and maintain the equipment.

All OEM repair parts are in compliance with USCG and ABS IMO regulatory requirements.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable: The Government intends to post a synopsis and a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Ship Repair Availability at the Government Point of Entry, FedBizOpps website, with the intent of awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to the lowest price offeror. Any prospective contractor will be required to use the OEM or OEM authorized vendor(s) as a subcontractor to perform the work in the related WIs.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost: The Contracting Officer will determine the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR Part 15.

8. Actions to Removed Barriers to Future Competition. For reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, MSC has no plans at this time to allow prime contractors to solicit these requirements competitively, other than synopsizing the requirements. If another potential source emerges, MSC Norfolk will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

CERTIFICATION AND APPROVALS

Technical/Requirements Cognizance:

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Requirements Cognizance:

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Legal Sufficiency Review:

I have reviewed this justification and it is deemed to be legally sufficient.

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Contracting Officer Certification:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Competition Advocate: