JA 26-63 Shark 270 redact

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND, HAWAII

400 MARSHALL ROAD

JBPHH, HAWAII 96860-3139

J&A No. 26-63

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION

SPECIAL PROJECT RM 132745 REPAIR UH BUILDING 1489, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII 1.

Contracting Activity.
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Hawaii (NAVFAC HI), Architect-Engineer Contract Division, Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam (JBPHH), Hawaii.

2.

Description of the Action Being Approved.
Request approval for the use of Electro Industries/Gauge Tech Shark 270 Electric Meter for
Repair UH Building 1489,
JBPHH, Hawaii.

3.

Description of Supplies/Services.
This project will repair existing Unaccompanied Housing Building 1489, including Architectural, Structural, Fire Protection/Life Safety, Mechanical/HVAC, and Electrical/Telecommunications systems located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
The Electrical distribution system repairs include replacement of the service entrance, meters, transformers, switchboards, panelboards, circuit breakers, luminaires, switches, receptacles, conductors, conduit, and associated equipment and devices, which are fed from the Navy Electrical System (NES) maintained by the Electrical Branch of the Utilities Management (UM) group. The Shark meters provide advanced revenue metering features that allow it to be used not only for measuring basic energy, but also for providing a full complement of necessary tools, such as transformer/line loss compensation, CT/PT compensation, advanced test mode, perpetual Time of Use. Standardizing on the Shark meters is essential for uniformity, familiarity, and having replacement parts on hand.
The estimated procurement cost for one Shark 270 Electric Meter is .

4.

Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

J&A No. 26-63

This request is submitted pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
5.

Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.
The Department of the Navy has determined that interval consumption and power quality information should be captured and conveyed over cyber secure communication networks to a central repository. The existing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system can only fully communicate with meters manufactured by Electro Industries/Gauge Tech, specifically Shark 270 Electric Meters. Other contractors do not offer programmable meters that