Redacted Sole Source Justification

MEMORANDUM

SUBJ: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE SDV MK8

HYDROID TRANSPONDERS

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”
This is a sole source 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
2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This action will award a firm fixed price order to the following: HII Unmanned Systems, Inc.

1 Henry Drive

Pocasset, MA 02559
Cage: 4Z5A9

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).
This requirement is to purchase the following: SDV MK8 Hydroid Transponders, as described below.
Line
No.
Item
ASSY; Transponder; CSS-LV;
Aluminum; ID2
Associated Freight Costs

Part Number
161907-2

Qty

10 EA

FREIGHT

1 EA

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 $350,000.00. The items will be submitted no later than 39 weeks after award of the order.

4. Justification Rationale

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.102, Restricting Competition. The determination has been made that only one source is reasonably available to meet the Government's minimum needs.
NSWC PCD currently has a need for Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) MK8 hydroid transponders, as referenced in Section 3 of this document. HII Unmanned Systems is the OEM and the only approved source of supply for the items listed in Section 3 per the approved engineering drawing. The purchase of a different brand of transponder would necessitate approximately 6 months or more of work to ensure compatibility of the alternate transponder with the SDV system. Additionally, further work would be required to approve it for use with the SDV system. The additional time and expense generated by these efforts would result in unacceptable risk to the project timeline and additional cost to the Government. As such, the government does not expect significant savings through competition and it is more advantageous to the Government to award on a sole source basis to HII Unmanned Systems for