N32253_020180_BETASAM.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD

AND INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY

667 SAFEGUARD ST SUITE 100

JBPHH, HAWAII 96860-5033

IN REPLY TO:

J&A No.: 020180 Code: 410.2 P.R. No. N3225321RC12204 Date: 05OCT2020

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.303

1. Contracting activity

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate maintenance Facility (PHNS & IMF), Contracts Division Code 400.

2. Description of the action being approved

a. Award of a firm-fixed price contract on a limited sources basis for urgent repair actions to ( ) No.1 & No.2 CO2 Scrubbers.

3. Description of supplies/services

a. Removal, refurbishment and re-installation of No.1 & No.2 CO2 scrubbers onboard ( ).

b. The total estimated dollar value: $285,280.00

c. Period of performance: to for initial shipboard removal, which is a critical sequencing item during maintenance availability. Full period of performance to .

d. Requiring Activity has provided $285,280.00 in funding which is appropriate for this procurement based on historical contracted work on class submarines.

e. Work was identified by the Government project team on 10SEP2020 and was deemed to be mandatory by PHNS & IMF Engineering and Planning Department (EPD) tech code. The requirement work package was accepted by the Contracting Department on 17SEP2020. On 01OCT2020, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) informed the Government that they are only available from for the initial shipboard

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J&A No.: 020180 removal. The OEM’s limited availability necessitates expediting the pre-award and award process.

4. Statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2). Unusual and Compelling Urgency.

5. Rationale justifying use of cited statutory authority

The repair and overhaul identified in Paragraph 3 above is supporting a mandatory work requirement during ’s ( ) current EDSRA availability. The (

) is an integral member of . They support real world events and if urgency is not applied, there will be an impact to the operator’s mission causing a degradation in our Navy’s defense capabilities. The No.1 & No.2 CO2 scrubbers are integral submarine components. Loss of scrubber capability would degrade and limit operational capability and maneuvers required of a submarine.

The customer identified the requirement for this work in September 2020. However, the current period of performance was identified on 01OCT2020, when the OEM informed the Government of their limited availability.

6. Description of efforts made to solicit offers from as many sources as practicable

PHNS & IMF EPD advised that Cepeda Associates, Inc. owns the necessary equipment and is experienced in performing the appropriate procedures and services identified in Paragraph 3a.

They are currently the only known vendor that has performed this particular repair and are the OEM of CO2 scrubbers on

Class submarines.

Market research conducted via internet on 11SEP2020.

Online research, found no other qualified vendors with the capability to repair #1 and #2 CO2 Scrubbers onboard class submarines.

A sources sought (ID N32253-19-R-0004) for a similar historic requirement was posted on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) on 29AUG2019. The sources sought was posted for 15 days and no responses were received.

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