N50054-26-063 JA_redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (J&A) under an IDIQ contract issued by the Department of the Navy's Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Navy is limiting the procurement source to Colonna's Shipyard Incorporated as an exception to fair opportunity. The work will be awarded as a Delivery Order under the IDIQ contract N00024-22-D-4401 as a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) contract, with delivery order number N50054-26-F-C014. The procurement concerns urgent repair work on a naval vessel's Mid bank Collection Holding and Transfer (CHT) system that was discovered after the initial package award and must be incorporated into Fiscal Year 2026 Operations and Maintenance (OM&N) funds. The work specification must begin no later than a specified date and be completed by another specified date (both dates are redacted in the document). The Government has verified minimum needs with certifying technical and requirements personnel, and the Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated costs are fair and reasonable based on past history.

The justification cites FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) as the regulatory authority, asserting that the agency's need is so urgent that providing fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays. The Navy argues that a competitive award would require approximately 60 days, which would disrupt the vessel's scheduled training and deployment commitments, and that Colonna's is the only company capable of performing the work under the compressed timeline while the ship is available. The document was signed by the Technical Representative on April 7, 2026, reviewed for legal sufficiency on April 7, 2026, and certified by the Contracting Officer (C426.1 Contract Specialist) on April 8, 2026.