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Limited Source Justification – Israel Precision Air Drop Equipment

General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Large Special Order Program (SOP), (7QFAD)

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ)

Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited Source Justification under FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B)”:

Procurement Office: General Services Administration (GSA) Agency: US Army TACOM ILSC/SBB Delivery ID: ID22200006 Description of Requirement: Precision Air Drop Equipment for TACOM/FMS, Israel Delivery After Receipt of Order: 300 Days ARO Procurement Vehicle: MAS Schedule 84: SIN 426-1A Brand Name: Wamore and Qunetiq North America

Nature and description of action being approved:

US Army TACOM has a fully implemented and funded FMS case for the Government of Israel, Case Designator IS-B-ZME for Precision Air Drop Equipment. See chart below.

Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value):

Manufacturer PART

NUMBER

PART DESCRIPTION QTY

WAMORE M2K010901 OPERATIONAL MAGU 147

WAMORE GRS000901 WGRS LWGRM 12

WAMORE WAC001501 HIGH GAIN AGU-LINK GROUNDSTATION 2

WAMORE M2K901201 OCONUS TRAINING; AMBO 2K MAGU AND

WGRS

WAMORE M2K900901 MAGU SUSTAINMENTANNUAL BASE PKG 1

WAMORE M2K002601 COMPREHENSIVE SPARES KIT; 2K MAGU 1

QINETIQ NORTH

AMERICA

11270-700 JPADS MSE C-130 RORO KIT (BLOCK 4.0) 5

QINETIQ NORTH

AMERICA

11290-721 DROPSONDE PROGRAMMING CABLE 5

QINETIQ NORTH

AMERICA

11116-702 ASONDER 3.0 COMBAT SONDE 60

QINETIQ NORTH

AMERICA

11810-816-

IDF

SUPPORT-TRAINING TEAM DEPLOYMENT;

ONE PERSON; PER EVENT; OCONUS

Total Estimated Value: $5,727,330.61

The justification shall cite that the acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple- Award Schedule Program (see 8.401):

This acquisition was conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program. The primary statutory authorities for MAS are Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 USC 251 ET SEQ), and Title 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies.

The United States (USG) offers to sell to the Government of Israel via the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), Case Designator IS-B-ZME. This acquisition will be procured against the MAS Schedule 84 under Special Item Number (SIN) 426-1A. FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) applies when procuring items from only one capable source:

(1) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

(2) This LSJ will be posted to beta.SAM.gov within fourteen (14) days of award IAW FAR 8.405- 6(a)(2)(i)

Supporting rationale (for the authority cited in the paragraph above) including a demonstration that the proposed manufacturer’s unique features or the nature of the acquisition requires the use of the authority cited:

The requested item is being procured by the US Government in support of the Arms Export Control Act for the Government of Israel. The Precision Air Drop Equipment is being procured as specified by the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) that requires a specific brand-name part numbers. No other like and/or similar products will meet the needs of the requesting country.

The manufacturers of the required items are Wamore and Quinetq North America who have both confirmed Atlantic Diving Supply (ADS), Inc. is their “exclusive” distributor for the required items. ADS sells the required items via their Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), Schedule 84 Contract, GS-07F- 5965P. Therefore, given the requirements specified in the LOA with the Government of Israel and cited FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), procuring these brand name part numbers from one source is justified.

Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

In accordance with FAR 8.404, all pricing will be evaluated prior to award. All pricing will be reviewed to ensure pricing and terms are in accordance with ADS’ MAS contract. The Contracting Officer will seek price reductions from ADS in accordance with FAR 8.405-4.

The Contracting Officer anticipates the use of variety of price analysis techniques in order to substantiate price reasonableness of the items requested in the award decision document. These techniques included, but not limited to the following:

Requesting recent commercial and Government sales history Direct competitive pricing comparisons Making indirect pricing comparisons to:

o the same or similar items in the marketplace, o competitive published price lists, and o Independent Government Estimates.

Any other facts supporting this justification:

All facts supporting this justification have been provided above.

A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the brand name restriction before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made:

Wamore and Quietiq North America are the only brands capable of meeting the Government’s needs as defined by the LOA. Until it is determined these required items no longer meets the requirements set forth within the LOA between the US Army and the Government of Israel, Wamore and Quietiq North America must continue to be procured as a brand name from their authorized distributor, ADS. To ensure the above is met, TACOM will continue to evaluate the capabilities of other vendors through continuing market research and changing needs of the US Army and the Government of Israel. Continued efforts in this regard will ensure that the Government utilizes the most efficient and economical provider.

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which is included in this justification, is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Frank J Svoboda Date TACOM Client Signature

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL:

The contracting officer has determined that the appropriate actions were taken under this acquisition meet the conditions described in FAR 8.404 and 8.405-6. The information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of the Contracting Officer’s knowledge and belief.

Contracting Activity:

Contracting Officer, Large SOP (7QFAD) Date

APPROVALS:

Branch Chief, Large SOP (7QFAD) Date

Assistant Regional Counsel (LD7) Date

Director, Assisted Acquisition Division (7QFA) Date

COMPETITION ADVOCATE CERTIFICATION:

I, the approving authority, determine that the actions taken under this acquisition meet the conditions described in FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B). The signature below also represents approval of this Limited Sources Justification.

Competition Advocate (7QSA) Date

SVOBODA.FRANK.J.114776

Digitally signed by

SVOBODA.FRANK.J.1147768474

Date: 2020.01.21 14:25:45 -05'00'

MELISSA SALVATORE Digitally signed by MELISSA SALVATORE Date: 2020.01.21 14:15:18 -06'00'

Tammy Mattox Digitally signed by Tammy Mattox Date: 2020.01.21 15:10:51 -06'00'