Sole Source to Hydraulics International for Gas Booster System

Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a - Sole Source Justification. This is a limited source justification. Contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001 (Contracts Division Code 02). 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, to Hydraulics International Incorporated (HII), 9201 Independence Ave, Chatsworth, CA to provide a modified gas booster system to provide an upgrade of the capability of the unmanned diving operations inside the unmanned hyperbaric chambers at NEDU. 3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value). This procurement is for: Line Quantity Item/Model Description 1 1 HIHPG2-21189 System, Gas Booster, ElectricElectric Driven Oxygen Booster Pump 1 1 Crate, Heat Treated Heat treated crate for packing and shipment of gas Booster System 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 purchase will be funded with fiscal year 2020 Operation and Maintenance, Navy (OMN) funds. 4. Identification of the justification rationale 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), 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B). Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B). The equipment is being purchased and modified to meet testing requirements of unmanned diving operations at NEDU. Certain diving equipment requires testing using high pressure gasses, and this gas booster is a critical part of the gas supply system for Experimental Diving Facility hyperbaric chambers. As the Original Equipment Manufacturer, Hydraulics International Incorporated is the ONLY facility with the qualifications to perform these upgrades while maintaining overall system integrity. In summary, using an alternate vendor would prove costly in time and dollars to the government and to the mission. Use of another vendor may change or introduce new parameters that may be harmful to all diving systems tested and maintained at NEDU. Therefore, it is imperative that this particular vendor be used to perform the necessary modifications to this equipment. As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expects significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement. Therefore, it is in the Governments best interest to award on a sole source basis to Hydraulics International, Inc. 5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b). The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government's needs. 6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted. For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Hydraulics International Incorporated, as the original equipment manufacturer, is the only company that make the required booster pump upgrades. 7. Any other facts supporting the justification. None. 8. 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. For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Hydraulics International Incorporated, as the original equipment manufacturer, is the only company that make the required booster pump upgrades. 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