MMR.SAP.J&A.pdf

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER CODE TELEPHONE

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

BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED. Any future system refresh will be pursued under full and open competitive procedures and attempts to acquire technical data will be pursued, providing funding is available.

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED: The MMR is the surface search radar utilized by the HC-130J. The components specified by the attached procurement requests are components of the entire system. There are no form, fit or function replacements for any of these components. These components, which comprise the MMR system are manufactured by EDO Corporation. EDO Corporation is wholly owned by L3 Harris Technologies, Inc., of North Amityville, NY.

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CUSTOMER CODE TELEPHONE

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SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

Sole Source Justification 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 SOLES OURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER. WHEN THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBES AN ITEM WITH A

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION WHICH LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY TO ONE SOURCE, THE JUSTIFICATION MUST

EXPLAIN WHY THE ITEM IS THE ONLY 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. THE CUSTOMER SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE: The Department of Homeland

Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Long Range Surveillance (LRS) division, Elizabeth

City, NC proposes to issue one (1) purchase ortder on a limited source basis and provides this J&A for review and approval. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2301(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This J&A requests approval to award, on a limited source basis, one order for Test, Teardown, and Evaluation of various Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) components as specified by the attached procurement requests.

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

FAR 6.302-1; Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. EDO Corporation developed the MMR at private expenses and maintains the manufacturing and repair data as proprietary information. The data required to provide these services has not been released to any third party as of July 2019.

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INFORMATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR ARE NOT AVAILABLE. The acquisition of the HC-130J's

MMR was solicited competitively and ultimately awarded to EDO Corporation. During the acquisition of the MRR, data rights were not purchased, making an adequate purchase description at this time impossible to achieve.

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