FA811725D0008 Justification and Approval Redacted.pdf

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Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

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I. Agency and Contracting Activity.

United States Air Force

AFSC/PZA

3001 Staff Drive Tinker AFB, OK 73145 Purchase Request (PR): FD2030-23-02217

II. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

A class J&A is appropriate based on the expectation that there will be multiple task/delivery orders generated from the basic contract. Because the task/delivery orders will be authorized by the basic contract, the orders will be for in-scope work. The goal is to obtain a new follow-on, firm-fixed price, requirements-type contract. The contemplated contract is for repair services of B-1 Alarm Control from Kidde Tech Inc. (Collins), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code 61423. In accordance with (IAW) FAR 16, a requirements type with a one-year basic contract and four one-year options is considered to be appropriate for this acquisition. This repair service is not commercial and is not a bridge action. The estimated total value of this award is $ with an estimated award date of Feb 25.

Current Contract: FA8117-22-D-0007 Date of Award: 11 Feb 22 Completion Date: 10 Feb 25 Basic Award: Sole Source Value: $

III. Description of supplies/services required to meet agency needs.

Under the contemplated contract, Kiddie Tech Inc. will provide the following services for repair of the B-1 Alarm Control.

Contract Summary

Year Estimated Period of Performance Estimated Dollars

Basic 11 Feb 25 - 10 Feb 26 $

Option 1 11 Feb 26 - 10 Feb 27 $

Option 2 11 Feb 27 - 10 Feb 28 $

Option 3 11 Feb 28 - 10 Feb 29 $

Option 4 11 Feb 29 - 10 Feb 30 $

Over & Above (O&A) 11 Feb 25 - 10 Feb 30 $

O&A (Expedite Fee) 11 Feb 25 - 10 Feb 30 $

Total Contract $

PR Line Item 0001: MAJOR REPAIR Input National Stock Number (NSN): 6340-01-339-9283 / Input Part Number (PN): DCU-299/A

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PR Line Item 0004: OVER AND ABOVE (O&A) Is negotiated on an as needed basis. Over and above is estimated at 10% of total estimated repair dollars based on historical requirement.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total Estimated Dollars for PR Line Item 0004: $

PR Line Item 0005: O&A (SURGE Expedite Fee) Is negotiated on an as needed basis for SURGE. The O & A Expedite Fee is estimated at 10% of total estimated repair dollars.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total Estimated Dollars for PR Line Item 0005: $

PR Line Item 0006: DATA Not separately Priced Data IAW DD 1423 Contractor Data Requirements List (CDRL) Commercial Asset Visibility Air Force (CAV-AF) Reporting

PR Line Items 0001 and 0002 prices were derived from previous contract plus 5% inflation factor.

The Contract Line Item (CLIN) structure will not include separately priced CLINs for Intellectual Property (IP) or IP Rights. The preceding IP rights strategy is consistent with the Acquisition Strategy as approved by the appropriate authority.

This J&A covers all contract actions including options, task orders and delivery orders for all CLINs detailed in the CLIN table above.

Due to circumstances described below in Sections IV and V, there are no immediate actions that could be taken to develop competition. Therefore, it is considered appropriate to seek approval for more than one year of requirements. If other qualified or approved sources become known at any time during the life of this contract, full and open competition will be considered and utilized to the maximum extent practicable.

IV. Demonstration that the contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited above.

The B-1 Alarm Control for B-1 continuously monitors resistance of the engine auxillary power unit sensing element loop for fire or short. The B-1 Alarm Control specifically supports the B-1 aircraft and therefore, requires a qualified remanufacturing source to ensure uninterrupted continuity. Kidde Tech Inc. (Collins), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code 61423 has been providing this service on previous sole source contract FA8117-22-D-0007 and is the only contractor with the capability to perform the required service at this time. Performance of this service requires prequalification IAW Air Force Materiel Command Instructions (AFMCI) 23-113. Therefore, this is a follow-on contract for the continued performance of a highly specialized service.

This service is subject to FAR Part 9 compliant qualification requirements, and as such, any contract award is limited to suppliers that have been deemed an approved source conditioned upon the Source Approval Request (SAR) process prescribed in AFMCI 23-113. Kidde Tech Inc. (Collins) is currently the only approved source. The Small

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VII. Description of the market research conducted and the results, or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted.

Market research, IAW FAR 10.001 and 10.002, was conducted by a multi-functional team consisting of the Item Manager, Equipment Specialist, Logistics Officer, and Engineer. This research included inquiries into Internet sites including Google, the Thomas Register, Haystack, and similar item manufacturer's websites and was conducted on 20 Oct 23. No other companies have submitted a SAR package necessary to meet the requirement described in section IV. Further, this requirement cannot be modified nor be satisfied with a commercial or modified commercial item. Market research was signed by Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) 31 Oct 23 and by Program Manager (PM) 30 Oct 23.

VIII. Any other facts supporting the use of Other Than Full and Open Competition.

No further information.

IX. List of any sources that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

See Section V above.

Kidde Tech Inc. (Collins) CAGE: 61423 4200 Airport DR NW Wilson NC 27896 8630 Commercial Phone: 252-246-7073

X. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required.

The 422 SCMS will continue to monitor the marketplace for potential source development and will continue discussions with the OEM regarding additional sources. The government will continue to synopsize requirements, rescreen the item, and attempt to acquire the data necessary to qualify additional sources with requests of Rough Order of Magnitude pricing to acquire the data usage rights.

Per DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)- As indicated by signature on the Coordination and Approval Document, the previous J&A has been reviewed and the Approval Authority determines that all stated actions to remove barriers to competition have been accomplished.

XI. Certification by the Contracting Officer.

As evidenced by my signature above, I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

XII. Certification by the technical/requirements personnel.

As evidenced by their signatures, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data

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