SOLE SOURCE Kongsberg K-Sim Engine floating license MMAPR510526000039.pdf

JUSTIFICATION OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Department of Transportation/Maritime Administration U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division of Procurement 300 Steamboat Road Furuseth Hall, Room 212 Kings Point, NY 11024-1699

AUTHORITY:

41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as sited in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6, Paragraph 6.302 Circumstances Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY:

FAR 6.302-1 (a) (2) states when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source…and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for.

Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Approved:

LTSSP for Kongsberg K-Sim Neptune Engine Room Simulator in Fulton Hall.

FY26 MMAPR510526000039

Description of Supplies or Services required to meet the agency’s needs:

Long Term System Support Program for the Kongsberg Maritime inc. K-Sim Engine floating license server including software updates, remote tech support and schedules site visits. This is to support midshipmen required training for STCW competencies and sea-time.

Estimated Cost: $31,215

CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS (demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited (SOLE SOURCE):

• Software and· hardware interfaces are proprietary to Kongsberg Maritime Inc.

• Software updates and troubleshooting support are not available from any other commercial source

PUBLICATION AND EFFORTS MADE TO INCREASE COMPETITION (Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable):

• None

PRICE FAIR AND REASONABLE (Determination that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable):

• Price is fair and reasonable

MARKET RESEARCH (Description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted):

• Only one commercial vendor provides this product meeting these requirements.

OTHER FACTS (Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition):

SOURCES (Listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition):

MMAPR510526000039

STATEMENT OF ACTIONS (Statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required):

CERTIFICATION (Certification by the technical or requirements personnel that the justification is accurate and complete):

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