KO SIGNED JA 25Q1841-Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime for a research vessel project for the US Navy. The solicitation (SPYMZ225Q0I841) seeks to procure 16 units each of three specific components: Thruster (NSN AC0160), Connector, blanking (NSN BRJBC), and Shipping and OQI (NSN OQI). The acquisition is sole-sourced to Electronic Sales of New England, LLC (CAGE Code 1EGU9), the only authorized US distributor for Copenhagen Subsea A/S, which manufactures the specialized thrusters designed for this research vessel.

The procurement will be a firm-fixed-price contract with a total contract length of less than one year. A Sources Sought Notice was posted on SAM.gov on 5/5/2025 for 11 business days, yielding 3 responses from small business vendors. The solicitation will be posted to SAM.GOV for 7 days, with a planned synopsis date of 6/25/2025. The government will conduct a price analysis to ensure fair and reasonable pricing, and the statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), based on the unique design requirements of the research vessel thrusters.