Redacted_SSJ MSL Battery.pdf

This is a Memorandum justifying the use of other than full and open competition for a simplified acquisition under the simplified acquisition threshold. The acquisition is for Motor Bearings to be delivered by 08DEC2025, required to replace an end-of-life battery on a sideloader. The sole source is East Penn Manufacturing.

The justification is based on multiple factors: East Penn Manufacturing holds restrictive proprietary rights as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for gel batteries used in missile sideloaders and maintains all proprietary rights to drawings and technical data required for repair and maintenance; the item is critical ship equipment under SMS Procedure Number 10.6-002 involving ordnance handling equipment; standardization and brand name requirements specify East Penn Manufacturing model 36-G105-9EE/IST8179, which is installed on T-AKE 3-14 vessels; and the battery functions as a plug-and-play direct replacement component that must be compatible with existing sideloader equipment. The memorandum notes that the procuring agency does not possess the manufacturing and technical information needed to evaluate whether non-OEM alternatives are equivalent to OEM components and replacement parts. The anticipated dollar value of the procurement is redacted. Technical and requirement certification is required, with signature blocks provided for authorization and approval.