Attachment_1_Sole_Source_Justification.pdf

PR 1300771278

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

CUSHIONING PADS

BACKGROUND

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Code 4012 is tasked with the manufacture of Tomahawk All Up Round Simulator (AURS) units which support the

PMS-450 BLK IV Virginia Payload Tube (VPT) program. Interface cushioning pads are an integral part of the AURS and are required components of the AURS being built at

NUWCDIVNPT. The Interface cushioning pads are used as a compression fit between the capsule and missile tube in order to protect the TOMAHAWK All Up Round (AUR) from the effects of shock and vibration during AUR loading and handling operations.

As such, the pads are critical components of the TOMAHAWK Closure Protective Cover. In the late 1980s, Cytec Industries, Inc. began manufacturing the required Interface Cushioning Pads for the TOMAHAWK Program after a lengthy certification process. Since that time, the

TOMAHAWK program has put Cytec’s cushioning pads through extensive testing over its years of usage. Cytec has demonstrated a long track record of producing quality interface cushioning pads including those purchased under contracts N66604-19-P-0068, N66604-17-P-2642, and

N66604-15-P-1982.

REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide the facilities, fabrication services and material required to manufacture, test and inspect Cushioning Pads as follows:

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Item

Description Qty

0001 PAD CUSHIONING CAPSULE P/N JCM-14043-001 for AURS 176

0002 PAD CUSHIONING CAPSULE P/N JCM-14044-001 for AURS 88

0003 PAD CUSHIONING CAPSULE P/N JCM-14044-001 for In-Service

PSE

0004 PAD CUSHIONING CAPSULE P/N JCM-14045-001 for AURS 88

0005 PAD CUSHIONING CAPSULE P/N JCM-14045-001 for In-Service

PSE

0006 Freight 1

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

Since the Interface Cushioning Pads have not changed from their original design, it continues to meet the Government’s requirement. As such, and since Cytec is the original manufacturer of the cushioning pads, additional certifications and testing will not be required. If the cushioning pads are manufactured by any other manufacturer, they will be using different molds than the Cytec ones that have been used for years, and they will not have the specialized test equipment that

Cytec stood up to be able to perform precision tests. These factors will introduce additional risk, potential delays and cost to the construction/testing of the Virginia Class BLK IV Virginia

Payload Tube (VPT) construction program, onboard the VA Class VPT submarines. Delays in shipboard testing can result in approximately $250K/day in shipyard costs, as well as approximately $15K/unit rework.

TOMAHAWK program certification of another cushioning pad source will be a time consuming and expensive undertaking that would exceed the critical delivery time required for the fabrication of the AUR Simulators and result in an unacceptable delay in the fleet delivery.

Therefore, it is requested that Elantas Pdg, Inc which has purchased Cytec Industries, be approved as the sole source of procurement for this material acquisition.