STEAM PLANT SUPPORT TESTING ON U.S. NAVY SHIP

The contract was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair in Newport News, Virginia, to CEM Corp., located in San Diego, California, for technical support related to the main steam plant grooming for testing on a U.S. Navy ship. This procurement was conducted as a sole source purchase order under simplified acquisition procedures, bypassing full and open competition due to an unusual and compelling urgency, as authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The award date for this contract was December 7, 2004. No solicitation document was made available, and the notice explicitly stated that no requests for quotations via telephone, fax, or email would be entertained. The government reserved the discretion to decline competition based on responses to the notice, which would require clear and compelling evidence that competition would benefit future procurements. The contracting agency is the Department of Defense, with the office responsible being the Supply of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair in Newport News, Virginia. The contract focused specifically on providing steam plant support testing for U.S. Navy ships.