Attachment 2 - Redacted JandA - 70Z03823QJ0000342.pdf

August 2020

ATTACHMENT 2 - REDACTED J&A - 70Z03823QJ0000342

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FAR 13.106-1(b)

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 AVAILABILITY 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

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 COMPETITION.” 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 on a sole source basis. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901(c), as implemented in FAR 13.106-1(b) (1).

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

ALC MRR intends to procure these item(s) on a sole source basis. The requirement is for these item(s) used on the MH-60T aircraft. These item(s) are required for replacement during routine maintenance because of failures/corrosion/damage.

Quantity Option QTY NSN Part Number Description

15 Each 15 EA 1650-01-665-6158 10-150-08-M-1 ANTENNA (BLADE)

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

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED.

The item(s) being manufactured under this acquisition are highly specialized item(s) which has been designed and manufactured by HR Smith (Technical Developments) Ltd which is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). HR Smith (Technical Developments) Ltd is incorporated and registered in the United Kingdom and has a subsidiary that is an authorized distributor to the United Stated by the name of SpecMat (Cage Code 0DLY8).

As the OEM of these item(s), HR Smith (Technical Developments) Ltd owns all rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required for its manufacture. The rights to the technical data necessary to acquire these item(s) from other than the OEM are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase these rights. This specific Antenna (Blade) are the only ones approved by the USCG’s Aircraft Configuration Control Board (ACCB) for use on the MH60-T aircraft.

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); FedMall; the General Services Administration’s (GSA) online purchasing service – GSA Advantage®; Inventory Locator Service e-marketplace (ILSmart); internet search engines; and the OEM’s web site. A combined synopsis/solicitation will be posted to the Sam website at www.Sam.gov IAW FAR 5.101(a)(1). The OEM will be notified of this posting to www.SAM.gov via email.

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

HR Smith (Technical Developments) Ltd is the OEM and they own the rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required to manufacture these item(s). USCG Aviation Engineering has assigned these item(s) an Acquisition Method Code (AMC) of 3 and an Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) Code of Q. IAW Volume 10, Table 71 of DoD 4100.39 (series), an AMC of 3 indicates to be procured from the actual manufacturer including a prime contract who is the actual manufacturer. An AMSC of Q stipulates the Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase these item(s) from other than the current source. The USCG is conducting a sole source acquisition

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.

These item(s) that are to be manufactured are 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 these item(s) and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. In addition, the Government has not developed the technical data required to repair these item(s) 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 ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED.

As previously stated, the Government does not own or possess any rights to the technical data, specifications and drawings required to repair these item(s) 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.