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J&A No. N10426C1223P00006

CLASS JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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Contracting Activity: Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk

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Description of the Action Being Approved: Award modifications under contract N3220526C1223, for the Regular Overhaul / Dry-Docking of the USS EMORY S. LAND (AS39), to Vigor Marine, LLC (Vigor), incorporating work items needed to comply with regulatory requirements. The contract was awarded for $73,424,356.37 on the basis of adequate market research.

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Description of Supply Services: To accomplish the work items detailed in the enclosure, which are needed to comply with regulatory requirements of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and American Bureau of Shipping. The total estimated dollar value for all such work items is which will be funded
utilizing fiscal year 2026 Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&M,N) funds. The authority to act under this Class J&A expires one year after the date on which it is approved by the Competition Advocate.

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Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition: 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(2) Unusual and compelling urgency.

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Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Authority
a. The contracting activity competitively awarded the contract consisting of 282 work items on February 13, 2026, with a period of performance of May 6, 2026, through December 6, 2026. b. The U.S. Coast Guard and/or American Bureau of Shipping along with the vessel’s crew and ashore personnel identified deficiencies requiring repair prior to the vessel’s departure to comply with Safety Management System objectives, attain Operational Availability, and maintain vessel configuration. c. Competitively soliciting these work items is not feasible as it would delay returning to a mission-ready posture since award of a procurement package of this magnitude will require a procurement action lead time of 381 days plus the time to accomplish repairs. The vessel’s per diem rate is $221,529.00 per day, which is the estimated losses to the Government for each day of delay. Additionally, per the contracted period of performance, begins within a week where interferences will be removed, staging installed, and equipment open for inspection, which makes this is the most cost-effective opportunity for maintenance and repairs.

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Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable: The presolicitation notice was posted on the Government Point of Entry website (sam.gov) on August 8, 2025, and