Single Source Determination - Sandy Hook Seawater Intake Line Repair_Redacted.pdf

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SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THE

ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR AN ACTION NOT

EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: RFO FAR 12.102(a))

REQUIREMENTS-26-3483

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office

(AGO), Western Acquisition Division (WAD) and National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC).

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). The existing 6-inch Schedule 80 PVC seawater intake lines have experienced operational constraints, requiring immediate targeted intervention on line #2. The objective of this requirement is to safely mobilize, inspect, and perform specialized jetting operations in an effort to clear obstructions and restore functionality within seawater intake line #2. This is an emergency requirement and work must commence within 15 days of contract award and be completed no later than 30 days after that date. A firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract is contemplated. The total estimated value of materials and labor is .

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.

Caldwell Marine International LLC

SAM UEI: J9LPP2V9M1K7

1333 Campus Parkway, Wall Township, NJ 07753

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

Urgency – The nature of the requirement has been deemed urgent due to unusual and compelling circumstances. Following competitive procedures would result in unacceptable delays resulting in serious injury to the Government.

The James J. Howard (JJH) Marine Sciences Laboratory, located at Sandy Hook, NJ, relies on continuous, uninterrupted seawater delivery to support critical marine research, aquaculture, and experimental habitats. The facility is actively engaged in a number of scientific experiments that involve the husbandry of marine fishes and invertebrates, which requires a significant amount of seawater on a regular basis. Its systems require continuous seawater flow, and interruption of this flow will have catastrophic impacts on not only the experiments themselves, but the Lab’s ability to meet the standards of care for the animals.

Additionally, while several of the experiments are housed in recirculating seawater systems, these systems also need regular inputs of seawater, especially during the warmer summer months.

The facility currently has zero operating seawater intake lines and is not able to pump seawater into the lab. Because the facility cannot sustain its core scientific mission or maintain critical marine animal life without a continuous, functioning flow-through seawater system, immediate contract award to a highly qualified, uniquely positioned contractor is required to prevent catastrophic failure. Failure to provide seawater to these systems in a timely manner will have severe repercussions on the experiments resulting in stoppage of research, reduced animal welfare potentially resulting in death, and damage to the intake line requiring replacement.