J and A Flight Publications.doc

Justification and Approval Document

For Other than Full and Open Competition

524th SOS Flight Publications

JUL 2010

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Sole Source (1) Agency and Contracting Activity:

Agency:

524th SOS Cannon AFB, NM 88103

Contracting Activity:

27th SOCONS/CFLT

110 E Sextant Blvd

Cannon AFB, NM 88103 (2) Nature/Description of the Action:

The contractor is to provide the 524 S)S with flight publications in accordance with the purchase requisition. Gilmore Global Logistics Service is the only manufacturer authorized to distribute, Bombardier flight publications for the Q200 Bombardier-8. A letter from Bombardier indicating this fact has been attached to the purchase requisition.

(3) Description of the Supplies/Services Required:

The contractor is to provide flight publications to include:

7(ea) Operating Data Manual (202)(Manual#1-82-1), 58(ea) Operating Data Manual CD Format (Manual#1-82-1), 41(ea) Flight Manuals(202)(Manual#1-82-1A), 61(ea) Quick Reference Handbooks(202)(Manual#1-82-1B), 7(ea)Cargo Loading Manuals(Manual#1-82-8A), and Cargo Loading Manual CD Format (Manual#1-82-8A) The Flight publication manuals are to provide the school house at the 551st AFSOTC with flight training and for the flight crew.

(4) Statutory Authority:

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) specified at FAR 6.302-1(b) – The justification should indicate that the use of such descriptions in the acquisition is essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company.

(5) Applicability of Authority:

FAR Part 6 requires this authority to be used when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible contractor. Also, FAR 6.302-1(b) when the agency head has determined in accordance with the agency’s standardization program that only specified makes and models of technical equipment and parts will satisfy the agency’s needs for additional units or replacement items, and only one source is available.

(6) Efforts Made to Obtain Additional Sources:

Under FAR Part 7.102(2) we are required to conduct market research to obtain competition if possible. Gilmore Global Logistics Service is the only authorized distributor for the flight publications needed for the Bombardier Q200.

(7) Fair and Reasonable Cost Expectations:

The requirements under this acquisition have been reviewed and are considered fair and reasonable based on the published price list conducted for D82ODM-202-BAS-Operating data manual (202) (Manual #1-82-1) at $783, D82ODM-202-CD-BAS- Operating Data Manual CD Format (Manual #1-82-1) for $261, D82AFM-202-BAS – Flight Manual (Model 202) dot (Manual #1-82-1A) for $704, D82QRH-202 – BAS – Quick Reference Handbook(202) (Manual #1-82-1B) for $663, and D82CLM- BAS- Cargo Loading Manual (Manual #1-82-8A) for $200.

(8) Market Research Information:

Market research was conducted IAW FAR 10.001(a)(2). GSA was searched by part number and name and no other source was found to provide this requirement. In the future market research will be conducted again for the same or similar requirement.

(9) Other Facts Supporting Use of Exception:

The flight publications that the 524th SOS have right now is out of date and cannot be used, it needs the current version of the flight publications published by Bombardier.

(10) List of Interested Sources:

Market research was conducted and only one source was found to provide this service, this contractor is the only one who can distribute these flight manuals published by Bombardier. The school house at the 551st is at a stand still because they do not have the current flight publications, and the flight crew who do not have the current publications are currently out of flight regulations. The 524th SOS critically needs these updated flight publications.

(11) Steps To Encourage Future Competition:

Market research will be completed as required by FAR 41.202(b) and FAR 7.102(a)(2) prior to a new contract being awarded in the future. Continous market research will be conducted in order to be aware of the competition or potential competition entering the market.

(12) Technical/Requirements Personnel Certification:

“I hereby certify that the information provided for this justification and approval document for other than full and open competition is made in good faith, that the supporting data and information are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I would not be making this request if it were feasible to fully compete this requirement. I further certify that this request is not the result of lack of advanced planning or a desire to expend funds while those funds are still available.”

/ / SIGNED / /

1 July 2010

TERI LEE, GS-07

Date

Resource Advisor (13) Contracting Officer’s Certification:

“I have determined that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable and certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.”

28 July 2010

ANDREW HAN, Amn, USAF

Date

Contract Specialist

28 July 2010

ZACHARY R. SLAYMAKER, SSgt, USAF

Date

Contracting Officer

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