Redacted SSJ.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Justification (SSJ) memorandum for the procurement of a Bearing Bracket Assembly from ECI Defense Group, a division of Buffalo Pumps. The specific part numbers are 33-0054-01 and 33-0053-01, intended to support the No. 2 Emergency Fire Pump for the APL:X231968VTNB Fire Fighting-Emergency Fire Pump on a vessel. The required delivery date is 02-Jan-2026, with an estimated production lead time of 180 days.

The justification for sole source procurement is based on several factors: ECI Defense Group has established proprietary rights to the drawing, the item is considered critical ship equipment where failure could pose a hazard to the ship, crew, or environment, and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) lacks the manufacturing and technical information to evaluate equivalent non-OEM replacement parts. The procurement is for a centrifugal pump with model number NA2007-PMPEND REV, compatible with all T-AKE class ships, and is being processed under the simplified acquisition threshold with only one source being solicited.