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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

Partial Array 2.0 Design Concept

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Undersea Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department, , has overall responsibility for the development and maintainability of undersea defense systems. is currently undergoing efforts to develop a new sonar array for the

The overall goal is to develop a design that can transition from concept to future fleet capability.

Syqwest developed a conceptual Advanced Development Model (ADM) STAT s

This requirement is for the development a Partial Array 2.0, which is a scaled version of the conceptual ADM STAT sonar array design. The Partial Array 2.0 will be comprised of 36

Broadband Acoustic Transducers (BAT) elements with wideband enhancement and will include

24 receiver elements using a tonpilz element.

Anticipated total dollar value is. Period of Performance is from date of award through 30

September 2022.

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION:

Syqwest is the only company with prior experience in developing, manufacturing and fabricating

BAT Naval transducers for torpedo arrays and requisite knowledge of doubly resonant tonpilz transducers capable of designing this concept for the Partial Array 2.0. SyQwest has also developed and tested power amplifiers to drive the BAT transducers, which will be used in the

Partial Array 2.0 design. The original conceptual ADM STAT sonar array design was awarded on contract as a sole source on 25 September 2018. If any other company were to recreate this conceptual design in order to perform this effort, it would be at considerable additional costs and time to the government.

RESELLERS:

There are no authorized resellers.

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Requiring Department:

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a Sole Source basis. I certify the technical data which form the basis of this justification are complete and accurate.

APPROVAL:

Contracting Officer:

Based on the above, I have determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available for this requirement. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.