SOLE SOURCE-REDACTED.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE ($5k-$250k) Ref: FAR 13.106(b)

The service or material listed on (Document number)21196932 thru 21196939 is sole source and competition must be restricted to one source, or to only one brand name for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material.

Restricted to the following source or brand name. Provide original manufacturer's name.

(If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: Zetec Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr. Kevin Archer, 425.974.2654 Mfr. Address: 8226 Bracken Place SE, Suite 100 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Manufacturers Dealer/Rep NA Dealer/Rep Address/Phone Number

_X_ Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

requests to purchase array and bobbin eddy current probes to perform eddy current inspection on the upcoming

_X_ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source or particular brand name (unique features, function of the item, etc.).

Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Zetec (OEM) manufactured all existing inspection equipment utilized by PSNS to perform array and bobbin eddy current inspection on condenser tubing. The probes requested must be manufactured by Zetec to ensure that the data can be acquired and analyzed with the existing equipment to accurately determine the condition of the condenser tubing.

_X_ The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the

Government.

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_X The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed. Justi Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

currently utilizes equipment manufactured by Zetec to collect and analyze eddy current array and bobbin data obtained from the condenser tubing inspected on board US Navy Ships. The eddy current array probes requested interface with the existing equipment to allow the collection of eddy current data required to determine the condition of the condensers inspected. The probes in conjunction with the MIZ-200 tester detects conductivity variations in the tubing wall and transmits this data electrically to a storage device for analysis and evaluation. These probes have to meet form, fit and function of existing Zetec eddy current equipment to be able to collect acceptable data.

_X_ A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is:

Zetec has proprietary rights to the CXB-4 array probe design and the MIZ-200 eddy current inspection system.

These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing brand name equipment.

_X Other information to support a sole-source buy:

Zetec is a NAVSEA approved source for eddy current inspection equipment.