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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLTFTED ACQUTSTTTON PROCEDURES (SAp)

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY AVAILABLE. THIS DETERMINATION MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER. WHEN THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBES AN ITEM WITH A PURCHASE DESCRIPTION WHICH LIMITS THE AVAILABILIry TO ONE SOURCE, THE JUSTIFICATION MUST EXPLAIN WHY THE ITEM IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENT.

STATEMENTS SUCH AS "ONLY KNOWN SOURCE" OR "ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN MEET THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE" ARE

INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE.

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER

8221-JO01

PROJECT/TASK NUMBER ESTIMATED AMOUNT (Over Micro-Purchase

Threshold, but up to the SAT)

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING OFFICE, AND SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENT AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPENION." PLEASE CITE THE AUTHORITY AND TYPE OF JUSTIFICATION.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Medium Range Recovery (MRR) Product Line intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order. Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act and in accordance with the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13, this justification is prepared under the authority of FAR 13.106-l (b). Use of FAR 13.103-1 (b) is justified by the following facts and rationale using the format at FAR 6.303-2, modified to reflect an acquisition under the authority of Simplified Acquisition Procedures at 4l u.s.c. t90r.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED, AND THE INTENDED USE.

MRR intends to purchase the item shown in the table below on a limited source acquisitin ona[m source lslllon

Quantity National Stock Number

Part Number (PAI) Nomenclature

5 r 560-01-HS 1-6160 70500-82425-043 Panel Assy 5 1560-01-HS 1-6157 70500-82402-069 Panel Assy

These panels are composite upholstered used on the interior of the H60 helicopter to reduce the ambient noise in the interior of the aircraft and to conceal aircraft systems plumbing, wiring and other hardware.

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILIW TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

CAN BE USEO.

The item to be procured under this acquisition is a highly specialized part, which has been designed and manufactured by Helicomb International Inc (HII) (Cage Code: 6W159). As the original equipment manufacturer of this item, HII owns all rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required for its manufacture. The rights to the technical data necessary in order to acquire this item from other than the OEM source are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase these rights.

A DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT QUOTATIONS OR OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES

AS PRACTICABLE (INCLUDE YOUR MARKET RESEARCH EFFORTS HERE).

Extensive market research was conducted using both Government and commercial sources. This included querying the following information systems and web sites: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Federal Logistics Information Service (WebFLIS); Department of Defense FedMall; the General Services Administration's (GSA) online purchasing service - GSA Advantage@; Inventory Locator Service e-marketplace (ll.Smart); internet search engines; and the OEM's web site.

This itern is not available from any required or optional source of supply IAW FAR 8.002.

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REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES.

HII is the OEM and they own the rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required to manufacture this item. The USCG is conducting a limited source acquisition. Any offeror that is able to provide the part number including the ability to submit documentation showing clear traceability to the OEM or to demonstrate that they are a distributor officially authorized by the OEM will be considered for award.

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INFORTIiiATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY FULL AND oPEN

COMPETITION HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR ARE NOT AVATLABLE,

The part to be procured is complex and must meet critical operational and reliability requirements, the achievement of which require unique production techniques and extensive and/or sophisticated testing. The Government does not own or possess any rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required to manufacture this item and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. In addition, the Government has not developed the technical data required to manufacture this part and has no plans to do so.

PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO

COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE ACQUISINONS ARE REOUIRED.

As previously stated, the Government does not own or possess any rights to the technical data, specifications and drawings required to manufacture this item which has prevented the USCG from being able to provide an adequate technical description to potential new sources. Therefore, it is difficult to take steps to foster competition when the manufacturing, performance, and acceptance data are proprietary to the OEM.

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CUSTOMER

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CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER DATE

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER DATE

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