Justification_and_Approval_12-31817.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

I. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

This Justification and Approval to request authority for Other Than Full and Open Competition supports requirements generated for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Mobility Directorate (AFLCMC/WL), C-17 Globemaster Division (AFLCMC/WLM), C17 Product Support Branch (AFLCMC/WLMB). The contracting authority for this requirement is Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Mobility Directorate (AFLCMC/WL), C-17 Globemaster Division (AFLCMC/WLM), Contracting Branch (AFLCMC/WLMK). The purchase request number supporting this contracting action is

FD2060-12-31817.

II. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING PROCESSED

Due to the circumstances described herein, the activity requests authority to acquire the spares listed in this document using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This action will result in the award of a new contract, which will be a firm-fixed price contract with a basic year plus three one year ordering periods in which additional quantities may be ordered. This sole source requirement will be purchased from the following company:

EATON CORPORATION

300 S EAST AVE.

JACKSON, MI 49203

PHONE NUMBER: 517-789-2751

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code: 00624 (Former Cage Code: 08118) Large Business

III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEEDS

National Stock Number (NSN): 5120-01-399-6847BA Swaging Tool Kit, GAMAH™

PERIOD QTY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

Basic 2 $125,000.00 $250,000.00 Option I 2 $131,250.00 $262,500.00 Option II 2 $137,812.00 $275,624.00 Option III 2 $144,702.00 $289,404.00

TOTAL: $1,077,528.00

The basic buy for this purchase request is $250,000.00 and based on the estimated unit price of each item as per research and cost averages by government engineer with 5% escalation applied to account for cost of inflation and increase of costs for materials and labor. The total estimate cost of this purchase request with three one year options is $1,077,528.00.

The GAMAH™ Swaging Tube Kit, National Stock Number (NSN) 5120-01-399-6847BA and Part Number (P/N) 17G473078-1 is required at the organizational, intermediate, and depot levels of maintenance to swage the GAMAH™ fittings on the C-17A aircraft. The kit contains two separate swaging kits, one kit for the oxygen system and one kit for the fuel and On Board Inert Gas Generating Systems (OBIGGS).

NSN 5120-01-399-6847BA The Acquisition Method Code (AMC)/Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) for this item is 3B which requires acquisition from the Actual Manufacturer as specified on the source controlled drawing.

Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application.

IV. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF

THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE (APPLICABILITY

OF AUTHORITY)

The contractor furnished GAMAH™ Swaging Kit meets the unique requirements of the C17A aircraft, including leakage, fire resistance, and inventory itemization. The kit contains two separate configurations, one for the oxygen system and one for the fuel and OBIGGS systems. The oxygen swaging must be done separately from the fuel and OBIGGS swaging due to different cleanliness requirements. The GAMAH™ Swaging Kit comprises a number of parts are used to install internally swaged GAMAH™ couplings into corrosion resistant steel and aluminum assemblies.

The GAMAH™ Swaging Tube Kit was designed and developed concurrently with the air vehicle specification. Configuration control for the C-17 weapon system is contracted to Boeing with USAF insight.

EATON AVIATION CORP. CAGE code 08118 is the only known approved source that can meet the agency's needs. These can only be satisfied by the unique product available from the above cited source, which possesses unique capabilities demonstrated as follows and can fulfill this C-17 mission requirement. This NSN has an AMC code of 3B which means that manufacturing of these parts will be necessary from the actual manufacturer due to source control drawing as the government does not possess a detailed drawing of this tool kit.

VI. DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS

MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS DEEMED PRACTICABLE

This requirement will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web page as required by FAR 5.201.

VII. DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST TO

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE

The overall cost of this acquisition will be fair and reasonable to the Government. The current requirement has been determined a commercial item and will be procured using FAR part 12 procedures.

Price analysis, to include analysis of historical and current data and limited cost analysis will be used to facilitate negotiation of a fair and reasonable price of this commercial item and will be evaluated on a price only basis.

VIII. DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS, OR A

STATEMENT OF THE REASONS MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED

Market research determined that EATON (cage code 00624 /former cage code 08118) is the only source that can manufacture the item due to the source controlled drawing. Per FAR 2.101, this is a commercial item of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace that has been modified to meet C-17 requirements. This kit is not compatible with that used on any other military or commercial aircraft.

Market research has shown that the above vendor is the only approved Air Force source for this item.

Eaton Aviation is not willing to sell any data rights to the USG.

IX. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

NSN 5120-01-399-6847BA: This kit was developed specifically for the C-17 by Eaton Corporation (CAGE code 08118). Based on Engineer and Screening Technician, the justification for the suffix code other than G is that the data for this item is a source controlled drawing. The government does not own a complete data set that is sufficient to manufacture the part, the part bought must be the vendor part number listed on the drawing.

X. LIST OF SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE ACQUISITION

See Section VI above.

XI. A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR

OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE MAKING SUBSEQUENT

ACQUISITIONS FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED

Any suppliers who offer an alternate end item as a result of this or subsequent acquisitions will be investigated to determine their capability to meet the government’s needs.

XII. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

The contracting officer’s signature on the Coordination and Approval Document evidences that he/she has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief (FAR 6.303-2(b)(12)).

XIII. TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS PERSONNEL’S CERTIFICATION

As evidenced by their signatures on the Coordination and Approval Document, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete (FAR 6.303-2(c)).