Full and Open Competition for Authorized Resellers of Lockheed Martin Environmental Probes See Attachments

*Please provide quotes by email to contact@example.gov on or before the closing of 28 May 2021 12pm eastern time* Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBES Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a - Brand Name Justification. This is a brand name justification. Contracting activity is Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) 110 Vernon Avenue Panama City, FL 32407-7001 Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This action will award a firm fixed price delivery order to authorized resellers of Lockheed Martin Environmental Probes. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs. Line No. Part Number Description Quantity 1 305927-1 XCTD-1 Probe 24 each The purchase is to acquire the following: Lockheed Martin environmental probes, as described below. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00. Delivery of the items will be sixty (60) days after award of the order. This purchase will be funded with FY21 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy (RDT&E,N) funds. Identification of the justification rationale (see FAR 8.405-6(a) and (b)) and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor's unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) has a requirement provide environmental probes to configure the existing launching systems for operations. The requested probes are integral to the existing systems currently in use on all LCS INDY Variant Ships. These systems are as manufactured by Lockheed Martin Sippican, Inc. No other environmental probe is fully compatible with this system; therefore, no other environmental probe will fulfill this requirement. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d). The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, reoccurring cost, administrative costs, engineering and redesign costs, etc.) to meet the Government's needs. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted. This requirement is less than $25,000 and does not require synopsis on the Contract Opportunities website at beta.SAM.gov. No additional market research was conducted for the reasons stated in paragraph 4 above. Any other facts supporting the justification. None. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made. As stated in paragraph 4, Lockheed Martin Sippican, Inc. brand is the only product that can meet the requirement.