GE Large Cavitation Channel Materials

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division is soliciting a sole-source purchase order to GE Vernova for large cavitation channel material components. The required compound can only be purchased through GE, and the proposed purchase order is being solicited on a sole-source basis. The basis for restricting competition is that GE is the only source of the required support, with no compatible material on the market. The components include four PIBe3s, twelve Gate Cards, and one PCI Controller, with lead times of thirty-seven weeks, twenty-six weeks, and eighteen weeks, respectively. • The spare parts are for GE-furnished parts already in use. • The cycloconverter was upgraded by GE using proprietary equipment and can only be acquired from GE. • Replacing the components with alternative solutions would disrupt the existing communication network and require significant rework. • The estimated cost of switching sources is high due to the need for a full rework of the controls system. • The existing communication network costs roughly an unspecified amount and would take at least a year or more to rework with a different brand.