Emergency Ship Salvage Material

Justification and Approval (J&A)

This document justifies the use of other than full and open competition for a contract action to increase the ordering ceiling on the Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The action is to increase the ceiling by $50,000,000, from $366,800,000 to $416,800,000, for Global PCCI (GPC).

• The contract action is for additional contract ceiling to continue performing ESSM support services for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV).

• ESSM system includes a managed network of facilities and emergency response equipment stockpiles for salvage, diving, pollution response, and underwater ship husbandry.

• Services are also utilized by other agencies for pollution abatement, diving, salvage, and deep ocean search and recovery operations.

• The current contract ordering period ends November 17, 2026, and is not being extended.

• The current contract ordering period began January 16, 2019.

• The increase is a cost-plus-award-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification.

• The estimated dollar value for this ceiling increase is $50,000,000.

• This document is a justification for other than full and open competition, not a solicitation.

• The statutory authority cited is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, due to the likelihood that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays.

• GPC is stated as the only source capable of performing the mission within the required schedule until a protest resolution.

• A full and open competition is estimated to take at least twelve months, which would create a gap in services.

• This action is for other than full and open competition.

• The need for this ceiling increase is due to an ongoing post-award protest to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

• A sources sought notice for the follow-on competition was issued, but it is not practicable to perform an additional sources sought for this ceiling increase.

• The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to be fair and reasonable.

Justification and Approval (J&A)

This document justifies the award of a contract action to increase the ordering ceiling on the Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract N00024-19-D-4323 with Global PCCI (GPC). The ceiling is being increased by $50,000,000, from $366,800,000 to $416,800,000, without providing for full and open competition. This action is to continue performing ESSM support services for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV).

• The ESSM system is a managed network of facilities and emergency response equipment stockpiles supporting salvage, diving, pollution response, and underwater ship husbandry (UWSH).

• ESSM resources are utilized by the Navy and other agencies (e.g., U.S. Coast Guard, EPA, FEMA) for pollution abatement, UWSH, depot level equipment maintenance, diving, salvage, and deep ocean search and recovery.

• Global PCCI (GPC) is the current contract holder for the operations and management of the ESSM system.

• The contract action is a modification to an existing IDIQ contract.

• The current ordering period ends November 17, 2026, and is not being extended.

• The estimated dollar value for this ceiling increase is $50,000,000.

• Funding is customer-funded and not appropriated in advance.

• This action is being taken under other than full and open competition, citing FAR 6.302-1, due to the need to avoid unacceptable delays in fulfilling agency requirements.

• The Navy estimates that a full and open competition would take at least twelve months, creating a gap in services.

• GPC is identified as the only source capable of meeting the requirement within the necessary timeframe.

• This action is not a solicitation for proposals; it is a justification for sole-source contract modification.

• The justification is due to an ongoing post-award protest to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

• A follow-on contract was awarded in December 2024 and July 2025 via full and open competition, but has been subject to protests and corrective actions.

• The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to be fair and reasonable.