use of other than full and open memo_Redacted.pdf

This is a Memorandum for the Record documenting a sole-source or limited-source acquisition justification for a purchase below the simplified acquisition threshold.

The memorandum authorizes the procurement of an MD310TS Emergency Dual Rudder Angle Telegraph System, manufactured by Marine Data, for installation onboard the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams. The required delivery date is January 7, 2027. The product is not designated as critical ship equipment per COMSCINST 4490.1 and SMS Procedure 10.6-002-ALL. The contracting officer has determined that only one responsible source is available based on two primary justifications: (1) standardization requirements to maintain fleet configuration baseline per COMSCINST 4790.3, as the MD310TS Emergency Dual Rudder Angle Telegraph System is the specified equipment for ESB 3 class TALT vessels; and (2) compatibility requirements, as this product serves as a direct replacement part for existing equipment onboard the vessel and must be compatible with current systems. The acquisition does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and is therefore not required to use full and open competition, as documented per FAR 12.102(a) and GSAR 538.7104-3 and -4.