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Subj: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR OSF BOTTLEFIELD GAS HOSE

FABRICATION AND TESTING (REDACTED)

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001 (Contracts Department Code 02).

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, to Florida Hose and Rubber, LLC, 1145 East 15th Street, Panama City, FL 32405, for the fabrication and testing of 60 divers’ gas quality hoses for the OSF bottlefield at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs

(including the estimated value).

The contractor shall provide the following equipment:

ITEM

QTY 2, 1/2'' SS BRAIDED TEFLON W/ FJX-08-08-SS 10' OAL W/

ORANGE HEAT SHRINK SLEEVE, WITH SAFTEY CABLES

RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HOSE, WRAPPED

EVERY 18", HANGING OFF 12 INCHES, WITH STAINLESS PLUGS

INSTALLED ON EACH SIDE WITH SAFETY

CABLES INSTALLED

QTY 2, 1/2'' SS BRAIDED TEFLON W/ FJX-08-08-SS 20' OAL W/

ORANGE HEAT SHRINK SLEEVE, WITH SAFTEY CABLES

RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HOSE, WRAPPED

EVERY 18", HANGING OFF 12 INCHES, WITH STAINLESS

PLUGS INSTALLED ON EACH SIDE WITH SAFETY CABLES

INSTALLED

QTY 56, 5/8'' SS BRAIDED TEFLON HOSE W/ FJX-10-10 SS 6' OAL

W/ HEAT SHRINK SLEEVE (48 ORANGE, 8 BLACK HEAT

SLEEVE WRAP), WITH SAFTEY CABLES RUNNING THE ENTIRE

LENGTH OF THE HOSE, WRAPPED EVERY 18", HANGING OFF

12 INCHES, WITH STAINLESS PLUGS INSTALLED ON EACH

SIDE WITH SAFETY CABLES INSTALL - (48 ORANGE, 8 BLACK

HEAT SLEEVE WRAP)

TEST ALL HOSES TO 10,000 PSI, WORKING PRESSURE 5,000 PSI

HYDRO TEST PAPERWORK TO INCLUDED IN DELIVERY

LABOR, TOOLS, TRAVEL, EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM THE

SERVICES

Services will be in accordance with OEM seal kit instructions and include varies forms of:

o Inspection o Cleaning o Fabrication (seals, fittings, O-rings, etc.)

o Testing

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value of greater than $25,000.00. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00. REDACTED

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service. 10

U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1.

Florida Hose and Rubber is qualified and has historically supplied NEDU with divers’ life support umbilicals and hoses IAW S6430-AE-TED-010 - Piping Devices and Flexible Hose

Assemblies. In addition, they provide NEDU with hydraulic services for the Ocean Simulation

Facility (OSF) and are familiar with NEDU’s hyperbaric systems and requirements. NEDU is currently in the process of replacing 104 large legacy gas flasks that comprise the bottlefield.

These flasks are original equipment to the OSF and are ~50 years old with no documentation, part numbers, or identifying marks. NEDU requires Florida Hose and Rubber to fabricate qty 60 gas hoses to connect the new flasks to the legacy piping systems. The system will be out of service while the work is being performed and therefore NEDU cannot accept any downtime beyond fabrication and testing due to our current operational tempo. Florida Hose and Rubber is very familiar and has historically supplied NEDU with all of our hoses and ancillary equipment currently in place at NEDU, offering continuity of operations and consistence in the maintenance of the equipment to the maximum extent possible that is necessary to life and limb. To use another company to conduct the fabrication would require additional downtime for shipping, travel, and knowledge of the system. Use of another vendor may change or introduce new parameters that may be harmful to all diving systems tested and maintained at NEDU and negatively affect the hydraulic life support systems that are vital components of the OSF and divers while under pressure. Therefore, it is imperative that Florida Hose and Rubber be used to limit the risk of NEDU personnel working in the systems that utilize the various equipment.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expect significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement.

Therefore, it is in the Governments’ best interest to acquire the maintenance services of Florida

Hose and Rubber LLC to support the NEDU mission.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Florida Hose and Rubber LLC is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry SAM.gov because it is estimated to be greater than $25,000.00.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Florida Hose and Rubber LLC is the only company that can provide the service.

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