Redacted SSJ.pdf

This is a Memorandum for the Record documenting the justification for using other than full and open competition for a simplified acquisition below the simplified acquisition threshold.

The acquisition is for a Control and Display Unit HMI (IO4) Conversion Set FOP #1, #2, required for delivery by September 30, 2026. The equipment will be used in Fuel & Lubricant Oil Separators and is designated as non-critical ship equipment. The required source or brand name is GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc (GEA Westfalia S). The contracting officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available based on standardization requirements per COMSCINST 4790.3, which mandates that only the specified make and model of equipment parts will satisfy the Government's needs for additional units or replacement items to maintain fleet configuration baseline. The specific make and model identified is MODEL: 0SD18-91067/18 SERIAL: 9036-712, with applicability to T-AKE CLASS SHIPS. The justification identifies this as a brand name sole source acquisition based on standardization and fleet configuration requirements under exclusive licensing and manufacturing authority, as only GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc holds the authorization to provide compatible replacement parts for this specific equipment configuration.