II. E.6 Justification and Approval N66604-22-R-0126_Redacted.pdf

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Submarine High Data Rate Titanium Mast Tube (SubHDR) fabrication, inspection, refurbishment, and repair
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This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for other than full and open competition, supporting a sole source contract award. The key details are:

The U.S. Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) requires inspection, refurbishment, repair, and fabrication of Submarine High Data Rate (SubHDR) titanium mast tubes to support fleet operations. The SubHDR mast group and components were developed and produced under a prior contract with Raytheon Company, who was designated as the sole provider capable of producing the complex titanium mast tubes. NUWCDIVNPT will continue to contract with Titanium Fabrication Corporation (TiFab) on a sole source basis to support the inspection, refurbishment, repair, and sustainment of the SubHDR mast groups using the refurbished and new mast tubes. The total estimated value for this sole source contract is $7,256,999 over a 5-year period from FY21 to FY25.

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J&A Number: 21032.0

NCH 53.6-2

Estimated Dollar Value

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1: Only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority

NUWCDIVNPT Code 34 is designated as the

In order to meet Fleet demands, the NUWCDIVNPT Code 34 NMC requires inspection, refurbishment, repair, and fabrication of SubHDR titanium Mast Tubes for SubHDR Mast Group sustainment.

The SubHDR Mast Group and associated subassemblies and components were developed and produced under contract N00039-97-C-0030, which was competitively awarded to Raytheon Company on 23 October 1996. awarded all subsequent contracts for the continued production, upgrade, and replacement of SubHDR systems, assemblies and associated components to Raytheon Company.

The SubHDR titanium Mast Tube is a highly complex mechanical structure with critical requiring the use of highly specialized techniques. Raytheon Company selected TiFab as the sole provider capable of producing a titanium Mast Tube

FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Totals

J&A Number: 21032.0

NCH 53.6-2

past and cost and pricing information was received on those past procurements.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition

NUWCDIVNPT Code 34 will continue to contract with TiFab on a sole source basis to support inspection, refurbishment, repair, and sustainment of SubHDR Mast Groups using refurbished and new Mast Tubes in support of Fleet operations. As such, there are no actions to remove barriers to competition at this time.

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