CORROSION SCANNER

The U.S. Department of Defense, through DLA Maritime - Puget Sound, has awarded a sole-source contract under FAR 6.302-1 and FAR 6.302-2 for the acquisition of proprietary corrosion scanning equipment to support critical Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) inspections on Double-Shell Tank systems at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington. The contract, identified by solicitation number SPMYM226P7307, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 and was issued to Evident Scientific, Inc. (CAGE 9DV74), as the sole source capable of providing compatible, mission-critical hardware including one REX2 Corrosion Mapping Scanner Kit, one HydroFORM2 Corrosion Mapping Scanner, one standard 5 MHz phased array probe, and four different sizes of Aqualene couplant. These items are essential for enabling non-destructive corrosion mapping through painted surfaces in radiological environments without requiring paint removal, ensuring operational continuity in support of the Jimmy Carter project with existing OmniScan X-3/X-4 systems. Performance is required to be completed by April 27, 2026, with all equipment delivered to and accepted at the Bremerton, WA, site under government oversight, where inspection and certification will be performed by C/135. No formal evaluation factors, weights, or competitive review process were applied due to the absence of viable alternatives, with the award grounded entirely on technical exclusivity, proprietary integration requirements, and the necessity of OEM-supplied components to maintain data integrity and system compatibility. Packaging, preservation, and marking requirements are not explicitly defined beyond the implied need for OEM-standard handling, and no military standards such as MIL-STD-129, MIL-STD-2073-1, or MIL-STD-130 are cited. The contracting officer is Naomi Larson, with no designated COR/COTR named. The contract does not include pricing details, payment office information, invoicing instructions, or formal clauses beyond the sole-source justification, and while the NAICS code 334519 confirms the procurement’s alignment with other sensing instrument manufacturing, no formal Statement of Work, delivery schedule beyond the RDD, or FOB terms are provided in the documentation.