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Additionally, the Kongsberg K-POS DP-21 DPS offers the following features which are lacking from competitor’s products:

Station Keeping Modes: In station-keeping operations, the K-Pos Controller can be working in several of the following modes, all with special characteristics:

• Extended Kalman Filtering: Optimum self-adaptive noise filtering of heading and position measurements based on noise level update rates. It will also optimize data combinations

• High Precision control The High Precision control provides high accuracy station-keeping in any weather condition at the expense of power consumption and exposure to wear and tear of machinery and thrusters.

• Relaxed control: The Relaxed control uses the thrusters more smoothly, at the expense of station-keeping accuracy. This is key for ZEUS due to her age. Rapid demands have caused documented damaged to her thruster systems

• Green DP control: The Green DP® control uses very different control technology, called non-linear Model Predictive Control, which is optimized for precise area keeping with minimum power consumption. The Green DP® control is applicable in all weather conditions. Meets USN and MSC energy conservation goals and reduces operational costs.

• Interfacing: The existing Kongsberg dynamic position system (DPS) installed onboard USNS ZEUS is an integral component of a proprietary crypto translating software system developed and provided by Kongsberg. This proprietary crypto translating software system is used as an interface to classified mission systems for cable installation and repair, which operate at all classification levels. Kongsberg is the only company capable of upgrading the DPS and interfacing with this proprietary crypto translating software system.

Upgrade of the existing system is the lowest cost approach compared to full replacement of the dynamic position system, new development cost to integrate with sponsor system, form, fit, and function changes to the ship propulsion system. The estimate inclusive of ship time and sponsor engineering is plus the cost of a new system and associated contractor engineering. This estimate is based on parametric elements, comparison of current information, extrapolation, and aggregated actuals.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Potential Sources as Practical: A sources sought was posted to FEDBIZOPPS, 14 Oct 2015. A vendor was listed as interested on the interested vendors list but no capabilities statement was provided. The only known potential vendor is:

Kongsberg

7. Contracting Officer’s Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price: The Contracting Officer will determine that the price is determined fair and reasonable pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13.106-3.

The process will be negotiated based on the independent government estimate and market research.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition: No action is planned to overcome barriers to competition in subsequent OEM procurements, other than synopsizing the requirements. The OEM parts are mission critical and use of other than OEM parts threaten the safe operation of the Dynamic Positioning System.

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