Exhibit C - Justification and Approval SPRBL126Q0002.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.103-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPRBL1-26-Q-0002

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

1. The Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Weapons Support Columbus, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies on other than a full and open competition basis.

[X] Original [ ] Addendum: __________________

[ ] FAR Part 15 [X] FAR Part 12 [ ] FAR Subpart 13.5

Contract Type:

[X] Firm-Fixed Price [ ] Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) [ ] Cost Reimbursable [ ] Other (explain)_____________________________

[ ] Fixed Quantity: [ ] Option: ____% [ ] No Option

[X] Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) [X] Indefinite-Quantity Contract [ ] Requirements

Total Contract Length: 5 years: Base Period (years): 5

Scope (if applicable):

3. The production services required to meet the using activity’s needs are described as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/P/N QUANTITY EST. VALUE AMC AMSC

CABLE ASSEMBLY AND

REEL

6150-01-697-4856

GEN-2014101TN-8PT 740 5 Q

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: 3kW TQG PDU

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE: $

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (BASE + OPTIONS) $

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE $

FOR ADD-ONS, PROVIDE VALUE OF OPTION YRS REMAINING

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.103-1 – Available from only one or a limited number or sources.

Brief narrative supporting the situation and weapon system:

3kW TQG Cable Assembly and Reel

NSN: 6150-01-697-4856

P/N GEN-2014101TN-8PT

This is a recurring sustainment purchase requirement. Genesis JIT LLC owns the full Technical Data Package (TDP) for this item and is the sole source for manufacturing. The government does not have the full TDP as Genesis JIT developed it privately and retains all designed associated rights. Procuring the TDP is not economically feasible due to .

Fidelity Technologies Corporation is the only authorized distributor for Genesis on this item. Genesis JIT does not have the capability to package the 3kW TQG Cable Assembly and Reel in accordance with the required military specifications. Fidelity performs this function as part of its authorized distribution role. As a result, Fidelity is the only vendor capable of providing the fully compliant end items that meet the Government required specification

The government seeks to procure the 3kW TQG Cable Assembly and Reel through the only distribution channel (Fidelity Technologies Corporation), capable of meeting all the technical, packaging, and delivery requirements.

5. If restricted to the only source(s) of supply, include source(s) and CAGE code:

CAGE COMPANY NAME

5PAL3 Genesis JIT LLC

The use of the authority cited below:

[ X ] AMC 5. Acquire directly from the sole source contractor, who is not the manufacturer.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

The following AMSC descriptions are available in DFARS PGI 217.7506 Part 2.

[ X ] AMSC Q. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both needed to purchase this part from additional sources. The Government has been unable to economically buy the data or rights to the data, although the part has been undergoing full screening for or more Breakout to competition has not been achieved, but current, continuing actions to obtain necessary rights to data or adequate, reprocurement technical data indicate breakout to competition is expected to be achieved. This part may be a candidate for reverse engineering or other techniques to obtain technical data. All AMSC Q items are required to be reviewed within the timeframes cited in 2-203(b). If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

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

[X] The acquisition will be synopsized on or about MAY, 2026, for a period of 5 days.

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

[X] Dealers of the manufacturers will be solicited.

[ ] A synopsis exception cited in FAR 5.101 applies: Commercial Item under SAT per FAR 5.101(b)(1)(i) [ ] Other. (Explain)

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

A price analysis will be conducted based on a comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation and/or a comparison of proposed prices to historical prices paid. Certified cost or pricing data, when required by FAR 15.404-1, and data other than certified cost or pricing data, will be requested and obtained as necessary to establish a fair and reasonable price, and a cost analysis may be performed on the data submitted.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Sources Sought Notice:

[ X ] A Sources Sought Notice DLA-Aberdeen-25-033 was posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov on March 14th, 2025, through March 26th, 2025, for a period of fourteen business days and yielded the following results:

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors responding:

1. Fidelity Technologies Corp. / 0CJZ9

2. Genesis JIT, LLC. / 5PAL3

Both vendors provided valid responses within the timeframes outlined in the sources sought announcement. Fidelity Technologies Corp. acts as the only authorized distributor for OEM Genesis JIT, LLC, who has full ownership and control over the TDP.

Procurement History:

[X] A review of procurement history for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results: Fidelity Technologies Corp. / 0CJZ9 / W909MY22D0001.

General Internet Search:

[X] A general internet search for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results (If none, so state): None, any references to this effort’s NSN or 3kW TQG PDU refers to Genesis JIT’s offerings.