REDEACTED_SOLE_SOURCE_MEMO.pdf

NAVSUPFLCYINST 4280.1G

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 and 3.104 Enclosure (2)

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JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions less than $150K)

The service or material listed on SOW FY18 MSC DG TELECOM is sole source 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 a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: ______________________________________________________________

Manufacturer POC & phone nr. _________________________________________________

Mfr. address _________________________________________________________________

Dealer / Rep _________________________________________________________________

Dealer / Rep address / phone nr. ___________________________________________________

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

____ The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

Sure (Diego Garcia) Limited, British Indian Ocean Territory

Mark Heron +246 370 9302

PSC 466, Box 59, FPO AP 96595-0059

Mark Heron

PSC 466, Box 59, FPO AP 96595-0059

PH: +246 370 9302

Various telecommunication services, including radi___________________________________________________________________________o, broadband data access, long-distance voice and cellular telephone. Period of Performance is _______________________________________ twelve months from 1 October 2017 to through 30 September 2018.____________________________________________________________________________

____ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Commercial telecommunication services required by United States Department of Defense entities on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory are rendered and contained specifically within the local geographic area of the atoll. Within these bounds, Sure (Diego Garcia) Limited is the one and only telecommunication services company on Diego Garcia servicing this function.

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CHECK & FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

____ The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

____ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is ___________

____ These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

____ Other information to support a sole source buy:

In accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b). Soliciting from a single source, Sure (Diego Garcia) Limited, is the only company authorized by the British Government to provide international public telecommunication services on Diego Garcia.

The exclusive license granted to CABLE & WIRELESS (DIEGO GARCIA) LIMITED in February 1982 by the British Government to provide international public telecommunication services on Diego Garcia remains effective under the new name of SURE (DIEGO GARCIA) LIMITED in accordance with the attached Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name with Registration Number 39188. Due to the exclusivity clause in the license, SURE (DIEGO GARCIA) LIMITED is the only company authorized to provide

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