Redacted Sole Source Justification.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Justification for procuring MEMKOR brand 16-port server with serial to ethernet connectivity for a naval combat system. The requirement involves acquiring all available stock of these solid state drives, which are critical components needed for the next nine years of the combat system's operation. MEMKOR Inc. is confirmed as the sole source, with fifty drives available, and the procurement is marked as URGENT with a requirement to award by early April to secure available stock and utilize expiring funds.

The justification highlights that these drives are the only solid state drive approved by NAVSEA for use in the specific Combat System, and are part of the system hardware baseline. The estimated total cost is redacted, but the document indicates that alternative procurement approaches like redesign or reconfiguration testing would create significant duplicate costs. The procurement is specifically for naval submarine platform variants, with no confirmed substitute components that could fill the shipboard requirement. The document emphasizes the critical nature of procuring these units to ensure continuous support for mission-critical program operations.