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The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Woodward Controls for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) inspection services fo... The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Woodward Controls for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) inspection services for the Woodward Atlas Controller on the basis that As the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Woodward, Inc. retains proprietary data rights over the Atlas controller system and software. Woodward, Inc. does not employ a network of authorized service providers, thus they are the sole source supplier of the required services. This equipment has not operated in a power system control environment in over 10 years, and having any contractor other than the OEM presents significant risk to the operation of the other Navy equipment that relies on the Woodward Atlas controller. Awarding this effort to a Contractor other than the OEM, will introduce risk and increased cost since Woodward, Inc. is the only vendor that possesses the engineering and technical knowledge to provide the essential inspection, testing and validation services.