A02 - JA 20-119 - Plastic Parts for MJU-67-B - Redacted.pdf

Control No: 20-119 Contractor: Service Tools & Plastic

Supply/Service: Plastic Parts for MJU-67/B Est Dollar Value:

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FOR JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Supply/Service: Plastic Parts for the MJU-67 Defensive Countermeasures Flares

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)

Prepared by: Jason Martin DSN: 793-3331 Contract Specialist Email: jason.a.martin92.civ@mail.mil

Contracting Officer: Cindy K. Wagoner DSN: 793-0182 Contracting Officer Email: cindy.k.wagoner.civ@mail.mil

Technical:

Requirements:

Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Program Manager:

Legal Advisor:

Supply/Service: Plastic Parts for MJU-67/B Est Dollar Value:

Department of Army Justification and Approval for Other than

Full and Open Competition

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000.

2. Description of Action: The Countermeasure Flares program at Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) requests a firm-fixed price, five year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Service Tool and Plastics, Inc. (STP). ACC-RI projects award for and will obligate Army Working Capital Funds. An acquisition plan is not required because this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: CAAA requires three plastic parts which are key components used in the assembly of the MJU-67/B countermeasure flare. The MJU-67/B countermeasure flare is used by the Navy to decoy enemy threats away from Navy aircraft.

The proposed contract will include five one-year priced ordering periods. The Planner and Estimator at CAAA estimates a total maximum dollar value of over the life of the contract, based upon historical costs for similar components on other countermeasure flares programs. The minimum guaranteed quantity for each of the

, with a maximum over the entire IDIQ of part. Each of the three plastic parts will also have a separately priced line item for a mold. The molds are necessary to manufacture the plastic parts; however, these molds are not included in the minimum guaranteed quantity, and they are not immediately required as STP already possesses the required molds. STP may require molds if the current molds reach the end of production capacity, which will present itself by parts produced no longer meeting the specified tolerances. ACC-RI estimates the five year period of performance to be

The parts required for the MJU-67/B countermeasures flare are:

Igniter Top End Cap Cartridge Retainer

Each injection molded plastic part, as well as the raw material specification for each part, has a Government owned, source controlled, distribution D technical drawing. The Cartridge Retainer drawing number is 3928AS111 Rev D and the raw material for the Cartridge Retainer is on drawing 3928AS132 Rev C. The raw material for the Cartridge Retainer part is a Polyphenylene Ether + Polystyrene blend, specifically, Noryl, GFN2- 701 20% glass fiber, and color black. No substitution for the raw material shall be made and the raw material shall be 100% virgin material.

10. Other Facts:

Procurement History

Contract: Unknown DOTC through Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request

(MIPR) 8LDAT75448

Contractor: STP – CAGE: 59U77 Award Date: Unknown Competitive Status: Unknown

Attempts were made to obtain information about the previous DOTC procurement. The only method of tracing this procurement is through the MIPR listed above. This MIPR was provided from CAAA to the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) at the time of purchase. CAAA did not receive any contract information from ARDEC after providing the MIPR.

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of three plastic parts used in the assembly of the MJU-67/B countermeasure flare on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Date: Signature:

JUSTIN D. TRINE

Competition Advocate

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D.1274405240

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Date: 2020.10.16 07:05:58 -05'00'

16OCT2020