Attachment III - Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition.pdf

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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

AUTHORITY

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JUSTIFICATION TYPE

ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

BRAND NAME - Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the a enc 's needs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) requires procurement of 10160 UW NVG Tubes listed in the following table. The USCG intends to procure these supplies on a sole source basis directly from L3 Technologies, Inc., doing business as Integrated Vision Solutions (Cage Code: 55311 ), the only authorized source of supply for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) L3 Technologies, Inc. (Cage Code:0B107).

Nomenclature National Stock Number

Part Number (PN) Initial Quantity Requested Optional

(NSN) Quantitv if exercised 10160 UW NVG Tube 5855-01-696-4208 10160UW-SA-C00-1597 30 30

The USCG uses AN/AVS-9 (F4949 series) night vision goggles (NVGs) throughout the fleet to provide the pilots and aircrew with enhanced visibility under low light situations. While the majority of the fleet's NV Gs are equipped with P45 white phosphor image intensifier tubes, some NV Gs remain equipped with the P43 green phosphor image intensifier tubes, an older technology. This acquisition will allow the upgrade of additional NVGs with P45 white phosphor image intensifier tubes, providing the user with better contrast and visual acuity, resulting in less eye strain.

SUGGESTED SOURCE NAME, ADDRESS, & UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI):

L3 Technologies, Inc. (CAGE Code: 55311) 1215 S 52nd St. Tempe, Arizona 85281-6987, USA

UEI: J73 K4BTYJJ6

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

The P45 white phosphor image intensifier tubes to be purchased wider this acquisition are highly sophisticated and specialized pa1ts that have been developed and manufactw-ed by the OEM - L3 Technologies, Inc., doing business as Integrated Vision Solutions (CAGE Code 55311), hereinafter refe1Ted to as L3. As the OEM, L3 ow11s all rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required to manufactw·e this item. The rights to the technical data necessary to acquire this item from other than the OEM are not owned by the Govemment, and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase these rights. The P45 white phosphor tubes are built to the highest aviation grade specifications and have been detennined to be 100% compatible with the existing AN/AVS-9 NVGs as replacements for the P43 green phosphor tubes. Market research has revealed that Airbus is the only OEM for the spare pa1ts in this requirement, and owns all rights to the manuals, technical data, perfonnance specifications, and drawings required to manufacture these Sets. The proprietruy rights to the technical data necessa1y to have this equipment serviced by other than the OEM are not owned by the Govemment nor are they licensed to any commercial sources.

These services are not available from any mandatory Govemment source IAW FAR 8.002 or from any non-mandatory source IAW FAR

8.004. A combined synopsis/solicitation will be posted to the Contract Oppo1tunities section of the web site at \¥Ww.srun.gov. All res onsible sources ma sub1nit a ca abili . statement, ro osal, or uotation which shall be c-onsidered b the a�enc .

Last Updated 11/01/24

Attachment III