FY20-09553_Sole Source Justification Under $250K - Example_00L comments.pdf

Sole Source Justification under $250K

PMD Number: FY20-09553

Department: “L” DEPT.

Company Name: Raytheon Company

1010 Production Rd, Fort Wayne IN 46808

Description of Product, Supplies or Services required to meet the agency’s needs:

NSWC PHD is to procure a TACLINK Modem and cabling required as part of the Gun

Computer System (GCS) MK 160 for the communication with the shipboard radio room and subsequent communication equipment with Forward Observation forces ashore.

Part number Mfr. Description Quantity

1. PN 903152-801 Raytheon TL 3310 w/ 19 Pin Glenair Connector 3

2. PN 424507-1 Raytheon Host Interface Cable USB/Ethernet 3

3. PN 424550-802 Raytheon TL3300 Glenair 19 Pin Cable SINCGARS 3

Identification of Justification Rational:

☒ The Material or service must be compatible will aspects (Form, Fit, and Function) with existing systems presently installed.

☐ A patent, copyright, proprietary data, or licensing agreement limits competition.

☐ These are “direct replacement(s)” parts/components for existing equipment.

☐ Urgency.

Identification of the Justification Rationale Explained: **If using form, fit, and function, describe the current equipment and how the new item/service must coordinate or interface.

**If using patent, copyright, proprietary data, describe the proprietary data. **If using direct replacement, describe this below.

NSWC Dahlgren the Technical Design agency for the MK 160 and has identified the TACLINK

3310 as the replacement (Form, Fit, and Function) specification and provides a suitable replacement that will avoid obsolescence impacts with models currently used.

Specific Characteristics of the Item or Service required that Limit the Availability to a Sole

Source or Brand Name: **This is the most important section. Explain in detail why this company or brand are the only ones that can meet the requirement.

Based on the current system and configuration control in place, the Original Equipment

Manufacturer (OEM), Raytheon, verified that the equipment has been tested/evaluated that the new model equipment provides form, fit, and function requirements that conforms to the shipboard shock and vibrations requirements necessary for shipboard platforms. The

TACKLINK 3310 maintains the existing communication path protocols with the current system in use, therefore allowing function of the platform to continue with minimal disruption. The requirements generator verified that Raytheon as the OEM does not have any other “Authorized

Distributors” of this equipment. Based on market research conducted with other vendors, although some potential products were identified, the potential alternatives were made out of plastic and poorly shielded, which would not qualify to function in a shipboard environment.

Market Research Conducted:

As the Technical Design agency for this type of equipment, NSWC Dahlgren completed market research via GSA, which were unable to provide suitable product to meet requirements. A pricing from the OEM, Raytheon provided on 10/17/19 that identified suitable substitute and concluded that no other vendor other than the OEM Raytheon could meet the form, fit, and function requirements to support replacement of obsolete equipment.

Statement of Actions, if any to Remove Barriers to Competition in the Future:

NSWC PHD Contracts Office will continue to conduct market research as warranted to provide a broader vendor base as applicable for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, NSWC PHD will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

Any Other Facts Supporting Justification: N/A

Keith Shaner

Contracting Officer