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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

VIRGINIA PAYLOAD TUBE FACILITY (VPTF)

PR 1300796298

BACKGROUND:

REQUIREMENT:

Beardsley shall develop a detailed design modification to the VPTF Support Frame with applicable calculations and construction drawings based on new input loads provided by NUWCDIVNPT. The detailed design shall include calculations and construction drawings.

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

Beardsley was the engineering and design firm for the existing VPTF Support Frame. This, along with the fact that they have performed the new load case assessment, makes them the only candidate able to provide the future requested engineering and design work for the upcoming PHS program in a timely and cost effective manner. In order for other engineering and design firms to perform the required engineering and design work, duplicative efforts would have to be made, which would result in duplicate costs, since all the engineering studies previously performed and outlined in the Beardsley report would have to be redone by another firm. This would also greatly affect the schedule, as more time would be needed for another firm to perform their own engineering studies, and provide their own version of a report, which would need to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by engineering. The current schedule for this project does not allow another firm to start from the beginning, If this contracting action were to be awarded to a different vendor, it is projected that the cost would be at least and eight (8) months longer in duration.

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The added duration of using a different vendor will not meet this need date.

Therefore, the recommended acquisition strategy to pursue is a Sole Source requirement to Beardsley Design Associates.

Requiring Department:

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