Total Small Business Set Aside for Brand Name: Environics Series 4040 Computerized Gas Dilution System

This Brand Name Justification document from the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) outlines a requirement to acquire an Environics Series 4040 Computerized Gas Dilution System and associated components. The purchase will be executed as a firm-fixed-price order using simplified acquisition procedures below the $350,000 threshold. The specialized hyperbaric test equipment is essential for facilities' atmospheric control, pressure monitoring, and validating critical diver life-support systems at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit. The requirement specifies customized gas dilution features, additional span circuits, extra gas ports, and mandatory certificates of conformance for oxygen cleaning and calibration. Environics is identified as the sole brand capable of meeting the Navy's strict technical and safety needs. Utilizing alternate equipment would introduce unacceptable operational delays, increase costs, and potentially alter parameters that could harm divers and diving systems during testing and maintenance. Consequently, the Contracting Officer determined that procuring the specific Environics brand represents the best value and lowest overall cost to the government while ensuring vital safety and performance standards.

This document outlines standard FAR and DFARS contract clauses, administrative instructions, and provisions for a U.S. Navy (NAVSEA) commercial item procurement. Key provisions incorporate mandatory representations, certifications, and compliance standards, including Total Small Business Set-Aside requirements, basic safeguarding of contractor information systems, telecommunications prohibitions, and cybersecurity assessment rules (NIST SP 800-171). Invoicing must be processed electronically through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) with mandatory email notifications sent to the Contracting Officer. Delivery schedules are strictly limited to Monday through Friday, 0900 to 1430 local time at NSWC-PCD/NEDU facilities, with no deliveries accepted on weekends or federal holidays. The evaluation and award process will follow FAR Part 13 procedures, selecting the best value offer based on price, delivery terms, quality, and Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) past performance. The Navy reserves the right to utilize third-party file room management support contractors to handle official contract files, granting offerors third-party beneficiary rights to protect proprietary data. The Contract Specialist for this procurement is Terra Roberts. All contract administration functions and authority to modify contract terms are strictly retained by the Procuring Contracting Officer.