SOLE_SOURCE_DREW_SHORE_PWR_METERS[1].doc

Date: _19 July_2010_____

MEMORANDUM

Prom: ___JOSEPH MARTIN, PPE USNS CHARLES DREW T-AKE 10 To:

Contracting Officer, Military Sealift Fleet Support Command

Subj: USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (SOLE OR LIMITED SOURCE) Ref: (a) Procurement Request No(s) ______________________

(b) Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 and 13.106-1

1. The supplies or services required under this requisition are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the Government's need. There is a reasonable basis to conclude that the Government's minimum needs can only be satisfied by unique supplies or services available only from one or a limited number of suppliers with unique capabilities.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE: ___ Provide services of BEACH PANEL to install the shore power meters on the USNS Charles Drew T-AKE 10. This work has been accomplished on the previous nine T-AKE’s by Beach Panel under an IDIQ contract. To assure continuity of system functions and arrangement it is necessary to employ Beach Panel for this high voltage work. It is required that the system be cleaned and tested fully operational before the ship’s Initial Operating Capability (IOC) date. For the previous 9 T-AKE’s Beach Panel started at NASSCO during the FOA and were required to work through the PSA to complete. Using a different contractor would risk not completing the work and testing prior to the IOC date.

This determination for a single/limited source procurement for this requirement is based on one of the following. Select either "ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE" or "BRAND NAME SOLE SOURCE"):

I. _X_ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE: (check the reason(s) that apply)

A. __ The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required. Provide the following information:

· As shown on the drawings, who is identified as "owning" the drawing: ___________________

B. ___ Repair/spare parts or tech rep services are only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or ONLY ONE authorized distributor or tech rep. Provide the following:

· Identify the OEM (i.e., Motorola; Schat Harding), not the distributor/authorized tech rep:

_____BEACH PANEL _________________________________________

· Identify the SINGLE distributors/authorized tech reps for the OEM item (i.e., Best Tech, Inc.). If there is more than one distributor/authorized tech rep, then this procurement is NAME BRAND SOLE SOURCE (complete paragraph II below) :

C. ___ In accordance with MSFSC's standardization program, only the specified make and model of equipment/parts will satisfy the Government's needs for additional units or replacement items, and only one source is available (i.e., Quincy QSI 220 Low Pressure Air Compressor). Provide the following information:

· Identify the Make _________________ and Model Number _____________________________

· Identify other ships that have this same Make and Model Number: ________________________

D. ___ Compatibility with existing equipment/configurations (i.e., ship currently has 10 Motorola radios onboard and five more need to be purchased to bring onboard allowances up to 15). Provide the following information:

· Identify Make _______________ and Model Number __________________ of existing onboard equipment.

· Describe how new equipment must be compatible with existing ship's configurations (i.e., piping, cabling, etc): ___________________________________________________________________

E. ___ Similar products lack features that are necessary to meet the Government's minimum needs (i.e., Furuno radar vs Raytheon radar). Provide the following information:

· Identify the required features that are lacking from the competitor's product:

F. _X__ Other reason, not identified above. Provide details: __The previous nine T-AKE’s have had this work accomplished by Beach Panel. It is necessary to have the same components installed in the same fashion and locations as the other vessels of this class.______________________________________

II. ___BRAND NAME SOLE SOURCE (An acquisition that uses a brand name (Furuno, Motorola, Vidmar) or other description to specify a particular brand name, product or feature of a product peculiar to one manufacturer does not provide for full and open competition regardless of the number of sources solicited):

___ Services required must be a particular brand name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer due to the following (discuss why you are precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company): _

2. COMPANIES CONTACTED AND RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT IS SOLE SOURCE (conducted by requiring code):

3.

I hereby certify that the above information is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

PREPARED BY:

JOE MARTIN, USNS PPE_ USNS CHARLES DREW___________

Name/Title

REVIEWED BY:

William Zagrocki N43C1 LTD________________________________

Name/Logistics Type Desk

APPROVED BY:

Name/Contracting Officer