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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

NUWCDIVNPT Collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Inner Space Center for

Educational Outreach

BACKGROUND:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), requires a continuation of service contract for live video/audio/data broadcast from oceanographic vessels conducting research and related activities for the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational outreach program.

This is a follow-on to . The Inner Space Center (ISC) supports a collaborative educational facility within the undersea Collaboration and Technology Outreach Center (CTOC), located in at NUWCDIVNPT. For the past seven years ISC continues to collaborate with NUWCDIVNPT to upgrade and maintain the ISC systems in place at CTOC for receiving video/audio/data broadcasts. The Inner Space broadcast and programming is copyrighted and only available through URI and the ISC. Market research indicates that this is a sole source procurement. The Period of Performance is effective from 23 July 2019 to 22 July 2018. The anticipated total value of this contract is

REQUIREMENT:

The Government’s minimum requirement is as follows.

Item Description Quantity/Unit of Issue 0001 Inner Space Broadcast and Programming Services

PoP: 23 July 2019 – 22 July 2020 1 Job

Option 1

Inner Space Broadcast and Programming Services *PoP: One year from date of option exercise

1 Job

Option 2

Inner Space Broadcast and Programming Services *PoP: One year from date of option exercise

1 Job

Option 3

Inner Space Broadcast and Programming Services *PoP: One year from date of option exercise

1 Job

Option 4

Inner Space Broadcast and Programming Services *PoP: One year from date of option exercise

1 Job

*If Option is exercised

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

During FY12, NUWCDIVNPT and the URI Inner Space Center established an Internet2 connection and telepresence technologies allowing NUWCDIVNPT to view and participate in real time ocean exploration events done by Inner Space (including the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and the E/V Nautilus). The Internet2 connection to is commercially available through OSHEAN (a RI State consortium to bring Internet2 to RI Educational v1.4_MAY 2019

Institutions). Thus, NUWCDIVNPT expands its educational outreach by incorporating the capabilities and activities of the ISC at the University of Rhode Island. The requirement is related to educational programs to expose students to STEM. This contract will provide access to the ISC feeds in real or near real time, its telepresence technologies and research activities.

The Inner Space broadcast and programming is copyrighted and only available through URI and the ISC. No other vendor is capable of providing real time interaction with URI scientists aboard the oceanographic vessels to allow students to participate in the ocean exploration executed by the ISC.

RESELLERS:

The Inner Space Center is unique and is the only institution providing this service, there is no other vendor.

Requiring Department:

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a Sole Source Specification basis. I certify the technical data which form the basis of this justification are complete and accurate.

APPROVAL:

Contracting Officer:

Based on the above, I have determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available to fulfill the requirements. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.