4820 - REPAIR KIT, VALVE

This item is a spare part required for the Nuclear Reactor Program (NRP).

NAVSUP WSS's review of the following systems has been completed to

confirm part number, price, and sources. ITIMP (Integrated Technical Item

Management & Procurement) System, WebFLIS (Federal Logistics

Information System), ADSARS - (Automated Document/Drawing Storage

and Retrieval System), Enterprise Business System (Secure System), IRPOD

(Individual Repair Part Ordering Data). Based on the market research the

source listed is the only manufacture with manufacturing rights to the

underlying data. A synopsis was posted in accordance with FAR 5.201 and

no sources responded to the synopsis.

To promote competition, NAVSUP WSS will continue to encourage vendors

with the expertise to manufacture/repair the subject item to submit a

complete technical data package for review and source approval by the

appropriate engineering source approval authority per the (WSS)

guidelines. Also, future requirements will be advertised on the

government-wide point of entry. For reasons set forth in Paragraph (5 & 6),

NAVSUP WSS has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the

subject item covered by this document. If another potential manufacturing

source emerges, NAVSUP WSS will assess whether competition for future

requirements is feasible. Also, future requirements will be advertised on

the government-wide point of entry.