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JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The service or material listed on Encl 2 - Description of Order - JGCE Spreadsheet is brand name mandatory and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer's name. (If manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: INVENTORY LOCATOR SERVICE, LLC

Manufacturer POC & phone nr. Scott Fuessle (901) 378-3211

Mfr. address 8001 Centerview Parkway Ste. 400 Memphis, TN 38018

Dealer / Rep---------

Dealer I Rep address I phone nr.

__ Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Management Systems Support Division (MSSD) has a requirement to procure Inventory Locator Service, LLC's brand-name ILS database subscriptions to support PNS, NNSY, PSNY, and PHNSY. The estimated period of performance is January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 with an option period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Fiscal Year 2020 Operation and Maintenance Funds were provided under N4523A20RC005G3, N3225320RC 14113, N3904020RC00092, and N4215820RC00093. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519, size standard $27.5 Million

__ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to brand name mandatory (unique features, function of the item, etc.).

Inventory Locator Service, LLC (ILS) provides databases designed to make complex, hard-to find Government data easy to read and navigate. Information is displayed real time in a user friendly format, which allows the user to link to more detailed information. The ILS database lists: supplier inventories, overhaul capabilities, company services provided, as well as company catalogues, and vendor profiles. This enables buyers to find parts within seconds worldwide.

Buyers can then also research the vendor companies, and contact them directly through the ILS system.

The ILS service is complementary to the Haystack database service provided by another vendor and also currently in use at all Shipyards. The ILS database offers a Government Suppliers Listing Program (G-Listers). Certain ILS vendors meeting specific requirements may G-list.

These companies have a CAGE Code and are currently SAM (System for Award Management) registered, accept Government credit cards, guarantee that their material is new or new surplus, and are required to ship within 72 hours on receipt of a credit card charge. Some G-listers are commercial, and some are branches of the military listing surplus stock. When a user determines the correct part number/stock number needed through their log tool (Haystack), they want to

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