Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

42 -- AIR FLASKS SOL N61331-00-Q-1812 DUE 032000 POC Contract Specialist, Jesse Johnson, (850) 234-4539; Contracting Officer, Carol Dreger, (850) 234-4863 WEB: www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Johnson_Jesse@ncsc.navy.mil, Johnson_Jesse@ncsc.navy.mil. The COASTSYSTA intends to issue a sole-source purchase order to CP Industries for the procurement of High Pressure Air Flasks. The Air Flasks will be integrated into the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Support Facility (EOD MSF). The EOD MSF is designed to provide recompression chamber therapy for pressure related diving injuries and consists of a Flyaway Recompression Chamber (FARCC) van, a Life Support Skid (LSS) and ancillary equipment. The purpose of this acquisition is to procure the High Power Air Flasks which will be integrated with other system components by the COASTSYSTA to fabricate the EOD MSF. This acquisition is unsuitable for full and open competition for the following reasons: a. All of the EOD MSF systems must successfully complete a rigorous test series including hot and cold temperature exposure tests, per MIL-STD-810E, shock load tests per MIL-STD-1791 and shipboard vibration tests per MIL-STD-167. Use of any other high pressure air compressor would necessitate extensive, time-consuming, and costly recertification for the shock, vibration, and thermal test requirements. It is estimated that requalifying the EOD MSF would cost approximately $300,000 and would take an additional three months to complete thus significantly delaying delivery of the MSF to the fleet. b. The physical size, weight and operating characteristic of the system components are crucial to providing a U. S. Navy certified system. Since the physical size, weight and orientation of the EOD MSF components determine the system response to shock loading and vibration, any changes in these characteristics from the design already tested would require additional shock and vibration testing prior to U. S. Navy certification of the modified EOD MSF system. c. There is no guarantee that any replacement compressor will successfully pass the required shock, vibration and temperature testing necessary to certify the EOD MSF for U. S. Navy use. d. The proposed acquisition is for a follow-on Contract for the production of very highly specialized equipment, within the definition of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). Posted 03/02/00 (W-SN430576). (0062)

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