N50054-26-022_JA YRBM-60_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity document from the Department of the Navy's Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, Virginia, concerning a delivery order for a brand-new YRBM-60 barge. The document justifies sole-sourcing the contract to East Coast Repair and Fabrication (ECRF) for urgent maintenance and sustainment work, including tasks such as unpacking, cleaning, testing, gang way installation, water/sewage connections, mooring, electrical systems setup, and deck preparations.

The justification cites urgent operational needs, with the YRBM-60 scheduled to begin maintenance at ECRF and the USS expected to be delivered on a specific date. The government intends to minimize logistics support costs by sole-sourcing to ECRF, the CNO SRA contract awardee. The work is time-sensitive, with the barge needing to be unpacked, cleaned, and tested before the crew can move onboard, and any postponement would significantly impact the mission schedule. The document emphasizes that this exception to fair opportunity is necessary to maintain the barge's operational readiness and meets the six exceptions outlined in FAR 16.505-b(2)(i) through (F).