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SUBJ: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE

EVALUATION & REPAIR OF 12 SDV MK8 DIVER TRANSCEIVERS

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1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is:

Naval Sea Systems Command

Naval Surface Warfare Center

Panama City Division (NSWC PCD)

110 Vernon Avenue

Panama City, FL 32407-7001

(Contracts Department Code 02)

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price order to the following:

Undersea Systems International, Inc.

dba: Ocean Technology Systems

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

This requirement is to purchase the following: Evaluation & Repair of 12 SDV MK8 Diver

Transceivers, as described below.

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No.

Item Part Number Qty Unit Price Total Price

1 Evaluate SW-1000-SC, High Power

NSW MAG Diver Transceiver, 70 watts.

900356-000 12 EA REDACTED REDACTED

2 Shipping N/A 1 EA REDACTED REDACTED

Total: REDACTED

REDACTED. The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of

$250,000.00. The items will be submitted no later than 90 days after award of the order.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1.

The NSWC PCD Code S11 has a requirement to acquire Evaluation & Repair of 12 SDV MK8

Diver Transceivers. This purchase is not suitable for full and open competition for the following reasons. If another brand transceiver were to be purchased, it may not work with the existing

Ocean Technology Systems (OTS) hardware, resulting in unacceptable risk to the project timeline and additional cost to the Government. OTS is the OEM and the only approved source of supply for the items listed in Section 3 per the approved engineering drawing. As such, the government does not expect significant savings through competition and it is more advantageous to the

Government to award on a sole source basis to Undersea Systems International, Inc., doing business as Ocean Technology Systems (OTS) for the items listed in paragraph 3 above.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results, or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

REDACTED. No additional market research was conducted for the reasons discussed in paragraph 4 above, for any company other than Undersea Systems International, Inc. to provide the products.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification. None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Undersea Systems International, Inc., doing business as Ocean

Technology Systems (OTS) is the only source that can meet the requirement.

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