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This is a Memorandum for the Record documenting a non-competitive single-source acquisition justification for a federal procurement.

The contracting officer is procuring a 4-foot wide Venturi Series general purpose bench-mounted chemical fume hood assembly from Nycom, Inc. for the JP-5 Testing Station on USNS COMFORT, with a required delivery date of December 2, 2026. The acquisition does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The product is not designated as critical ship equipment per COMSCINST 4490.1 and SMS Procedure 10.6-002-ALL. The justification for single-source procurement is based on three primary factors: standardization per COMSCINST 4790.3 to maintain fleet configuration baseline with the specified Kewaunee Scientific Corporation make and model 26VA1500 7/1/2026, which is also installed on USNS Mercy; compatibility as a direct replacement part for existing equipment; and the fact that Nycom, Inc. is the only authorized Kewaunee distributor in the U.S. Southeast region. The memorandum notes that other T-AH Class vessels utilize this same make and model. The determination selects option A—"Only One Responsible Source"—indicating that only one source is reasonably available for this acquisition based on the standardization, compatibility, and exclusive distributor requirements outlined above.