B02.0.0_J&A_19-05J_Redacted_for_FBO.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD

AND INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY

1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE STOP 2090

BREMERTON WASHINGTON 98314-2090 IN REPLY REFER TO:

J&A Number: 19-05J

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity.

The Naval Sea Systems Command Field Procurement Office (FPO) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS&IMF) (FAR 6.303-2(b)(1)).

2. Description of Action Being Approved.

The Government anticipates the award of two firm fixed price contracts to Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Division (EMD). The action for approval is for a contract for the development of the design package and first article production and testing of Rotary Position Sensor Encoders for the Advanced Secondary Propulsion Unit (ASPU) System in support of USS JIMMY CARTER, SSN 23 (FAR 6.303-2(b)(2)).

The requirement is under the conditions of having only one responsible source and that no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. More specifically, this requirement has unique services available from only one or a limited number of sources or from only one or a limited number of suppliers with unique capabilities.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

This procurement is for the design, development, and first article testing contract to ultimately provide for the capability to contract for the production of eight Encoders for the ASPU Systems. This requirement shall include technical support, engineering, design, development, and testing. The manufacture’s schedule shall consist of the component development, design specifications development, creation of drawings, procurement of materials, Encoder first article manufacture, and in-service testing and certification. Additionally, the Government shall require as a deliverable all intellectual property to include all patents, data and copy rights.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only one responsible source (FAR 6.303-2(b)(4)).

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

Curtiss-Wright EMD specifically designed four APSU systems for the USS JIMMY CARTER, SSN 23.

The ASPU design is an integral part of the NAVSEA approved system configuration for the boat. As the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Curtiss-Wright designed and built the ASPU to meet the Navy’s technical requirements. The Rotary Encoder components being procured are direct replacements for components presently installed. Curtiss-Wright EMD has specific expertise and detailed technical data related to required Grade A Shock, Vibration, and Interface requirements of the Encoder for designed interfaced to the existing Rotational Deployment Mechanism (RDM) training motor. With this data and expertise, the Government believes that Curtiss-Wright EMD is the only vendor capable of designing and qualifying a new Encoder without substantial additional cost incurred to the Government if this effort were to be awarded to another vendor. If this design effort was contracted to any vendor other than Curtiss-Wight, that vendor would be required to complete the Shock, Vibration, and Interface data to support design of the Encoder. That vendor would either have to procure this data from Curtiss-Wright EMD, or rely on the Government to provide it. The Government presently does not have this data available and would have to reproduce it.

The costs incurred to the Government for reproducing Grade A Shock, Vibration, and Interface requirements are significant. The following sections detail the efforts necessary for the Government to undertake reproduction of the data. The associated costs are summarized in Table 1.

Interface Drawing To reproduce the interface requirements, a new drawing would need to be developed by the Government. This drawing would need to include all structural, mechanical, and electrical interfaces necessary to fully define the bounds of the Encoder design. This effort is estimated at 2___5 man-days (MDs) at an engineering rate of $458___/day.

Shock Test Mock-up In order for the Government to reproduce the support Shock and Vibration qualification testing of the Encoder design, the Government would need to provide a Grade A Shock mock-up. This mock-up would need to replicate an ASPU Motor, RDM, RDM Worm-gear, RDM Training Motor, as well as the structural hull mounting points of that equipment. In addition to duplicating the weight, dimensions, and center of mass, these mock-ups would also simulate all system interfaces (e.g., hydraulic, mechanical, etc.) in order to provide accurate shock data. Drawings would need to be developed to support manufacturing of mock-up components; this effort is estimated at 10__0 MDs at an engineering rate of $45___8/day. Engineering support during manufacturing is estimated at 5))__) MDs at the same rate.

ASPU Motor The Government has previously built a mock-up ASPU Motor to simulate weight and center of gravity (CG) of an actual motor. Given that this mock-up only needs to represent weight and CG, it is anticipated that it could be re-used for shock testing with no additional material or manufacturing costs.

Hull Structure A shock test mock-up would need to simulate the points at which the various components structurally mount to the ship’s hull. Approximately 10 square feet of representative hull material (HY-80) is needed and is estimated at $1,000___/sq. ft.

RDM Structure Reproduction of an RDM mock-up is complex and would need to structurally represent the RDM from a Grade A shock perspective. It would also need to accurately replicate the structural and mechanical interfaces that an Encoder would mount to. Given the size and relative complexity of an RDM mock-up, the associated material costs are estimated at $350,000 with a large portion of that being the stock material needed for machining.

RDM Training Motor Since the Encoder would mechanically interface directly with the RDM Training Motor, an actual Training Motor is required in lieu of a mock-up. The cost of a Training Motor is estimated at $310,00__0 and has a conservative estimated lead time of 4-8 months to procure. This estimate is based on previous quotes from Curtiss-Wright EMD to replace Training Motors on Virginia Class RDMs.

Misc. Material In order to accurately represent Grade A equipment for the shock mock-up, representative miscellaneous material will be required. This includes material such as Grade A fasteners and other hardware, material for simulating the hydraulic cylinders that attach to the RDM. The costs associated with this Grade A miscellaneous material are anticipated to represent a significant cost.

Production Labor It is anticipated, within this reproduction effort, all mock-up components would be manufactured at PSNS. Based upon work cycles and estimated production hours the Government estimates 300___ MDs of production effort at a rate of $38___3/day. This includes fabrication of the RDM and Hull Structures as well as assembly of the RDM Training Motor to the mock-up RDM.

Engineering Development Duration In order to produce a Shock Mock-up that satisfies the requirements, the Government estimates at least 1___75 man-days of engineering support. This includes 2____5 MDs to develop interface drawings to define all electrical, mechanical, and structural requirements of the boundary between the encoder and the ASPU system, 10___0 MDs to create drawings to support Shock mock-up components to simulate the ASPU system and the hull during shock testing, and 5_____0 MDs to provide direction and support to production during fabrication. The interface drawing and shock mock-up drawings could be done as a parallel effort, leaving 100___ MDs as the longest effort. This would translate to approximately 2___80 Days in total duration based on a 5-day week and a 50 ___)% resource usage rate, which is representative of the available resources at PSNS in 2019 to accomplish this effort.

Material Procurement Duration The Government estimates a duration of 30____0 Days to procure the material required to fabricate a complete Shock Mock-up (to include a mock-up hull structure, RDM structure, RDM Training Motor), and various miscellaneous materials (Grade A fasteners, material to simulate hydraulic cylinders, and additional hardware). This estimated lead time is based on previous quotes and historical experience procuring this type of material.

Shock Mock-up Production Duration Assuming that all mock-up components would be manufactured at PSNS, the Government estimates a duration of 40_____0 Days of production effort. This includes fabrication of the RDM and Hull Structures as well as assembly of the RDM Training Motor to the mock-up RDM.

Based on the additional efforts required of the Government to produce a Grade A Shock mock-up, the Government believes that Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Division is the only firm capable of meeting the Encoder’s Technical requirements, schedule, and cost in order to prevent duplicate costs to the Government and delays of up to

2.7 years to design and manufacture the Shock mock-up. Based upon the information in Table 1 and Table 2 the Government believes there is a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition and this would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.

(FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A); FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B); (FAR 6.303-2(b)(5); and (FAR 6.303-2(9)(i))).

6. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government for the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable based on previous contracts. The Government will require certified cost or pricing data and will use historical prices, published price lists, quotes received in market research, and any other information to determine fair and reasonable pricing (FAR 6.303-2(b)(7)).