93827071 JA v2 SPE7L122R0022 Redacted.pdf

CUI Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION [ ]

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (October 2020)

Per the Approved Cage-Part Numbers List available for subject NSN, only Ontic US (Cage 45934), Ontic UK (Cage U0J60), and Safran (Cage K4358) have been identified by the Government to possess and have the rights to use the complete technical dataset and to have the appropriate manufacturing expertise to supply this NSN to DLA and the using military service. Acquisition from the currently approved sources is required to maintain the quality of the part. Product Specialist certified the technical data as correct in the last technical review of this item, conducted on 08/19/2022 and included as Attachment 1. No additional sources beyond those listed in the Approved Cage-Part Numbers List were identified. Based upon technical review, only the approved sources have the complete technical data and manufacturing expertise to successfully manufacture this item for the Government and the using military service. DLA does not possess adequate data, lacks rights to data, and/or has no record of an alternate Design Control Activity approved source. The data presently available reflect the minimum needs of the Government. There is no outstanding DLA Form 339 request for additional sources.

6. Efforts to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable are:

[X] The acquisition will be synopsized for 15 days prior to the solicitation opening on DIBBs.

[X] Manufacturers of similar products identified in the market research will be solicited.

[X] Dealers of the manufacturers will be solicited.

A Sources Sought notice, which included a market survey, was posted on the SAM.GOV web site from 08/19/2022 through 08/31/2022, with no responses received from interested sources. On the day that the solicitation is posted to DIBBS, a copy of the solicitation will be e-mailed to the approved source for this NSN. Market research efforts are detailed in Section 8 below.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. A price analysis will be conducted using historical pricing, the Producer Price Index (PPI), and learning curve analysis. This is a firm fixed price contract for quantity 50 ea, with no options. Cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4 will be requested if the offeror’s proposal exceeds the $2M threshold for obtaining cost data, however, it is anticipated that this procurement will not exceed that threshold.

Offerors may be requested to submit information other than certified cost or pricing data for determining price reasonableness. Based on the above techniques, the Contracting Officer anticipates that the cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Market Survey [10 U.S.C. 2304(f)(3)(D)]: A market survey was conducted 08/19/2022 to 09/02/2022.

Previous history reflects awards dating from January 2016 through January 2021. The most recent J&A from April 2016 is included as Attachment 3.

Total number of vendors contacted: Four vendors were contacted, and a sources sought notice with an attached market survey was posted on Sam.gov.

Names of vendors contacted and responding: Market surveys were emailed to the approved sources, Ontic US (Cage 45934), Ontic UK (Cage U0J60), and Safran (Cage K4358), and to the exclusive dealer, CUI Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION [ ]

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (October 2020)

As noted in Section 5, the last technical review of this item was conducted by Product Specialist on 08/19/2022 and no additional sources beyond those listed in the Approved Cage-Part

Numbers List were identified. Based upon technical review, only the approved source has the complete technical data and manufacturing expertise to successfully manufacture this item for the Government and the using military service.

10. Sources indicating an interest in the acquisition: Transaero (Cage 27541), offering the item (P/N 82404961) provided by approved source, Ontic UK (Cage U0J60), manufactured by approved source, Safran (Cage K4358).

11. The following actions are being taken to identify additional sources:

[X] Solicitation contains DLA Procurement Note, L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items [X] Solicitation contains DLA Procurement Note, M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items [X] Other: Efforts to Qualify Additional Suppliers for future procurements include the following: Any new vendor who decides to pursue source approval will be directed to the Competition Advocate's Source Approval Program. The Competition Management Office (CMO) would encourage interested parties to submit Source Approval Request (SAR) for this item if it should later be determined that future buys of subject NSN are in the best interest of the Government.

Procurement History: Transaero has received the last four contracts for this item, since 2016. The complete procurement history for this item can be found as Attachment 2. The Government will continue to conduct market research, to see if changes occur in the marketplace that would enable future actions for this item to be competitive. This solicitation contains the DLAD Procurement Note entitled Offers for Part Numbered Items (1.04). This clause provides that the Government will consider alternate offers, and that alternate offerors should submit a source approval request (SAR) package that will be referred to the engineering activity. If the current procurement cannot be delayed, due to mission requirements, and to allow sufficient time for the engineering activity to determine whether to approve the alternate offer, the SAR package will be considered for future awards.

12. The J&A for the prior solicitation SPE7L316R0050 is included as Attachment 3.

Attachments:

1. Technical review documentation

2. Procurement History

3. Prior J&A

I hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. If not exceeding $750,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Monica L. Whiting, Contracting Officer

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[X] Up to $750,000 Contracting Officer

WHITING.MONICA.L.1378381815 Digitally signed by WHITING.MONICA.L.1378381815 Date: 2022.09.20 09:17:45 -04'00'

Procurement History

E-procurement (09/16/2022)

Haystack Gold (09/16/2022)