SAM #N66604-26-RFPREQ-NPT-45-0136

Post-award sole-source task order for REMUS and FMAUV engineering and technical support

This post-award Navy notice justifies a sole-source task order for specialized support of REMUS and Fleet Modular Autonomous Undersea Vehicle systems. - Agency: Department of the Navy, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Code 02. - Award approach: The Navy invokes an exception to fair opportunity and states that WHOI is uniquely capable of providing the specialized expertise and technical support required. - Systems supported: Project 1319, Fleet Modular Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (FMAUV), YM-TTL&R, BM-TTL&R, UUV Navigational Transponders, Blue Light, Fast FMAUV (Mako Project), and ATQMS. - Services: Engineering and design analysis; software, firmware, and hardware modifications; cybersecurity compliance; integration and testing; installation; certification documentation; fleet training; parts and consumables support; field evaluation; maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and deployment support. - Sole-source rationale: The justification cites specialized systems and architecture requirements, and the risk of operational delays and substantial duplicated costs if another source were used. - Products and quantities: No separately listed equipment line items, quantities, or part numbers are provided. The referenced justification is redacted.

Description

In accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 16.507-6(f), this is a post-award notice of the Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport has awarded a sole-source task order for highly specialized engineering, technical, and programmatic support services. Due to the unique technical requirements and specialized system architectures, only the awardee contractor possesses the required proprietary technical data and engineering expertise to execute these requirements without causing unacceptable operational delays and a substantial, non-recoverable duplication of costs. The redacted Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity document is attached to this notice in accordance with public posting requirements.

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