PR 1301102208 Sole Source Justification_Redacted.pdf

NSWCCD Sole Source/Brand Name Justification Under SAT Rev 3 Template Effective February 2023

MEMORANDUM FOR FILE

FROM:

CODE: 611

TO: Code 02 SUBJECT: Sole Source/Brand Name Justification / Limited Source Justification for Use of Other than Full &

Open Competition for an Acquisition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

I. BACKGROUND

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

2. FAR 8.405-6(b)(1) states Brand name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

3. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

4. This memorandum is derived from Enclosure 3, Department of Navy Simplified Acquisition Procedures Guide (April 2018) and is only applicable to acquisitions under the SAT.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE

This request is for a turn-key Correlated Solutions VIC-3D Digital Image Correlation system with its material components (hardware and software), and related services including delivery/shipment, initial set-up and training.

This system will be used to complete digital image correlation (DIC) analysis for multiple NAVSEA projects.

This capability will improve and expand the strain data that can be capture during mechanical testing of samples.

Digital image correlation is a powerful tool that will meet the mission needs of the fleet; the findings using this technique will be used to evaluate the mechanical response at any location on the sample which is especially useful for welded regions that have a high potential for a gradient in properties. The VIC-3D system is only sold by the system OEM, Correlated Solutions.

MANUFACTURER: Correlated Solutions, Inc.

ADDRESS: 121 Dutchman Blvd., Irmo, SC United States, 29063

ESTIMATED TOTAL PRICE INCLUDING OPTIONS:

III. BASIS FOR DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

A. BRAND NAME:

NSWCCD Sole Source/Brand Name Justification Under SAT Rev 3 Template Effective February 2023

Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

3. Other Reasons:

B. SOLE SOURCE (select all that apply)

1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

The procurement of this system is critical to understanding more about the materials we are testing at Carderock.

The VIC-3D digital image correlation (DIC) system from Correlated Solutions meets all of the minimum specifications while also being able to augment an existing Correlated Solutions DIC system procured by a group in Division 65 in 2016. This acquisition will increase Carderock’s characterization capabilities to meet the current required project timelines and effectively increase the range of applications where DIC can be used.

In 2016, Division 65 engineers at Carderock acquired a Correlated Solutions VIC-3D system to evaluate the impact of flight operations on ship flight decks under contract N00167-16-P-0141. This system was optimized for large scale testing. The VIC-3D system quoted for the current request will increase characterization capabilities to meet the current required project timelines and effectively increase the range of applications where DIC can be used at Carderock. Compared to the older system, the new system will have more advanced software and computer features, higher resolution cameras and calibration targets for smaller specimens, real-time data visualization, and new capabilities to measure complex testing situations like high temperature, underwater, and fatigue.

Integrating the quoted system with the previously acquired system will allow:

- Data previously collected (or collected in the future) using the 2016 system to be analyzed using the more advanced software

- The opportunity to combine cameras from each system into a multi-camera system in the future

- Systems to be interchangeably swapped between groups depending on the appropriate field of view

(FOV) of each specimen

- Troubleshooting and best practices to be shared

Correlated Solutions is currently the only US-based company that develops and manufactures stereo image correlation photogrammetry software and hardware systems. This is one of the requirements we have since this will allow for much quicker technical support and a greater potential for hands-on troubleshooting.

2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

According to the Sales Engineer at Correlated Solutions, they sell directly to US customers and there are no distributors in the US.

3. Other Reasons: