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

The service or material listed on (Document number) 50646931 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 Inc________________________________________________ Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr.__(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 DLA to purchase two (2) Zetec Replaceable Feet (RPF) eddy current array/bobbin probes, P/N CXB4RPF-001. is also requesting that this purchase be expedited to reduce the lead time from 8 weeks to 4 and allow probes to be utilized on the first two condensers of the RNO project. The required delivery date is April 7, 2025, and the estimated cost including the expedite fee is _________________________________________

_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 is the OEM for the MIZ-200 inspection instrument, the 3D/4D acquisition system and the associated cabling and probes currently owned and utilized by to perform eddy current inspections on US Navy Ship condensers at PSNS. The probes requested will be utilized to perform R&D to help determine if the replaceable feet probe type will extend the life of the array probes sufficiently to reduce the quantity of array probes that need to be purchased, thereby reducing the cost to the government. The RPF probes must be compatible with the existing Zetec inspection system for to be able to collect accurate data on 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. Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

The replaceable feet probes requested must meet the form, fit and function of the existing Zetec MIZ-200 eddy current tester and the Zetec 3D/4D Probe Pusher system to allow data acquisition of the condenser tubing being inspected. The probe requested is inserted using the 3D/4D Probe Pusher system in the tubing inspected and provides eddy current signals electrically to the MIZ-200 tester for data collection on a laptop. The data is then analyzed by and the results are used by engineering to determine whether the tubing is in acceptable or rejectable condition.

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

The MIZ-200 eddy current inspection instrument has proprietary restriction designs, and will not be released for duplication purposes.____________________________________________

_ _ for existing brand name equipment.

_X_ Other information to support a sole-source buy:

Zetec is a NAVSEA approved source for eddy current equipment required to inspect US Navy Ships condenser tubing.