FYOC_JA_15MAY2015v1.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

I. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management

Center (AFLCMC), Mobility Directorate, C-130 Hercules Division, C-130J Program Branch, Wright-

Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio.

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

This Justification and Approval (J&A) will result in the creation of the C-130J Five Year Ordering

Contract (FYOC), as a follow on contract to the fourth C130-J Five Year Option Contract (FYOC IV).

The assigned contract number will be FA8625-16-D-6458, with Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed

Martin Aeronautics Company – Marietta (LMA). FYOC is a production funded contract. The ordering period for this contract will start at award and last 5 years. The performance period of the last awarded production delivery order shall not exceed 5 years for execution. The objective will be to award by 01

Feb 16 to avoid a break in service. FYOC will be scoped to support purchase requirements for an estimated one-hundred (100) C-130J and C-130J derivative aircraft and related support equipment; spare parts; technical and engineering data; interim contractor support; technical manuals; training; engineering, defensive systems, and logistics studies for both USG and FMS requirements; foreign military sales;

world-wide logistics and deployment support. This acquisition will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite

Quantity contract under FAR Part 15. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) will primarily be fixed price.

Specifically, production aircraft CLINs are planned to be awarded as either firm fixed price (FFP) or

Fixed Price Incentive (FPI) with separate time-and-materials (T&M), Cost Plus Fixed Fee Level of Effort

(CPFF LOE), and cost-reimbursement (CR) CLINs for aircraft spares and support.

This Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 Contracting By Negotiation acquisition will support the mission requirements of all the United States Government (USG) customers including; United States

Air Force (USAF); Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC); Air National Guard (ANG); United States

Navy; United States Marine Corps (USMC); United States Coast Guard (USCG) and other USG customers and for International and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) as requested by customer countries.

Though the Multi-Year Procurement Contract II (MYPC II), contract number FA8625-14-C-6450, will handle USG production aircraft profiles for FY14-FY18 with deliveries through early FY20, the FYOC will primarily handle production aircraft acquisitions for International and FMS customers as well as

USG requirements including Congressional Adds and Plus Ups. These acquisitions include additional

USG excess procurement potential in FY16, 17, and 18. In FY19 and 20, FYOC will be the primary contract for C-130J procurement. The total aircraft procurement, to include FMS, in the years FY16 through FY20 is estimated up to 100 aircraft with a ceiling of $10.02B. Should the USG not award or shorten MYPC II, FYOC will cover production for FY16 to FY18 if needed (order limit will remain 100 aircraft).

In support of potential new FMS cases, the C-130 Hercules Division may need to task LMA to accomplish certain studies, analyses, and site surveys prior to weapon-system Letter of Offer and

Acceptance (LOAs). These efforts would be funded through separate country-specific site survey LOAs and only on an as-needed basis. FMS requirements which are contracted to LMA pursuant to 10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source, are covered by the scope of this J&A. FMS requirements which are instead contracted to LMA pursuant to 10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(4), as implemented by FAR 6.302-4(a)(2), International Agreement, would be covered by an

International Agreement Competitive Restrictions (IACR). Country directed sole source requirements are not subject to the projected aircraft quantity limitations of this class J&A for ordering purposes under

FYOC.

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

NEEDS

Acquisition History

The USAF C-130J fleet has been acquired and logistically supported by the C-130 Hercules Division and its predecessor organization, the C-130J Development Systems Office (DSO), located at Wright-Patterson

AFB, OH. The first two C-130J aircraft and associated support were procured under the C-130H

Procurement Contract F33657-90-C-0071, Modification P00066, issued by the C-130J DSO.

Subsequently, four Five Year Option Contracts were issued (F33657-95-C-2055, F33657-00-C-0018, FA8625-06-C-6456 and FA8625-11-C-6597) as well as a Multi-Year I contract (F33657-03-C-2014).

Across these contracts vehicles, the C-130 Hercules Division has procured, using production funding, two hundred and seventy nine USG/FMS C-130J aircraft in a variety of Mission Design Series (MDS), along with required logistical support for C-130J peculiar and mission specific items and engineering services support. There are no remaining annual options under the current Five Year Option Contract IV (FA8625-

11-C-6597) after 31 Jan 2016.

Contracts Supplementing the FYOC

The C-130 Hercules Division awarded LMA a Block Upgrade Improvement Contract (BUIC), FA8625-04-C-6452, to facilitate developmental updates to the C-130J fleet. The BUIC is an Indefinite

Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with individual technical efforts for the development and testing of specified upgrades accompanied by associated technical publications and drawings commensurate with a developmental program.

A continuation to the developmental updates provided by the BUIC contract will be covered by a separate

Follow-On Research and Development (FORD) contract FA8625-15-D-6591 with LMA. The contract with LMA will: a) acquire tasks associated with the analysis, study, plan, design, development, qualification, test (including flight test), and kit prototype of C-130J developmental upgrades and engineering services; b) have a 5-year ordering period during which additional requirements may be added; and c) include the effort to manage the change process by identifying and defining ongoing technical improvements and changes to the aircraft and the development of alternate solutions to

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources issues.

Planned Acquisition

Orders under the FYOC will be used to support and acquire:

C-130J and derivative aircraft and associated aircraft data;

Initial spares, mission spares, repair parts and support equipment;

Incorporation of Engineering Change Proposals (ECP);

Modification kits;

Training;

Interim Contractor Support (ICS) personnel deployments and ICS data; and

Test support and technical studies.

Quick Engine Change Assemblies (QECA)

The Contractor will manage the C-130J configuration baseline and the Government will approve all major

(Class I) changes to the military baseline.

C-130J Aircraft

The FYOC will be used to acquire any C-130J aircraft configuration (including “Short” and “Stretch” C-

130J, AC-130J, KC-130J, HC-130J, MC-130J, and international/FMS aircraft) and any required warranty and spares. The exact timing and quantities of individual aircraft orders is uncertain at this time. This

J&A covers an estimated 100 aircraft on FYOC through the 5 year ordering period and ending 5 years after award of the last delivery order for execution. C-130J and derivative aircraft prices will be negotiated using certified cost or pricing data upon receipt of aircraft requirements. The C-130 Hercules

Division will continue to negotiate with LMA in an effort to reduce aircraft production prices to reflect increased production levels and learning curve adjustments.

Data

The C-130 Hercules Division will procure data deliverables to support the C-130J aircraft and related systems. These data deliverables will ensure that the USG maintains clear visibility into program schedule, technical and logistical performance, configuration management initiatives, programmatic risks, financial information, and aircraft certifications. The types of data to be delivered include: Program

Management, Technical and Engineering, Engineering Drawings, Financial Management, Logistics

Support, Provisioning, Technical Manual Contract Requirements (TM 86-01), Training, Courseware

Updates, and Configuration Status Accounting. In addition, the USG will ensure delivery of data to which it is statutorily entitled, to include data necessary for Operation, Maintenance Installation and

Training. The C-130 Hercules Division will price and evaluate certain data deliverables each ordering period.

Initial Spares and Support Equipment (SE)

LMA will be responsible for providing initial peculiar and mission-specific spares and SE for each C-

130J aircraft, training devices, and major (Class I) Engineering Change Proposals. This involves the initial peculiar and mission specific spares and SE, cataloging, and assisting the USG in the provisioning process for eventual long-term sustainment of these items by USG organic resources. As part of this ongoing effort for the C-130J program, LMA will provide Interim Supply Support (ISS). ISS tasks include assistance in the overall management of new parts and/or support equipment for C-130J peculiar and mission-specific items. This will be provided by LMA until USG assumption of these tasks takes place at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC).

Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program

This effort requires LMA to perform specific engineering analyses on the C-130J aircraft unique systems for evaluating system performance. LMA will be responsible for the maintenance of the combined C-130J

Logistics Support Analysis/Integrated Logistics Support (LSA/ILS) database that serves as the central file for inputs, storage, analysis, and retrieval of LSA and LSA-related information. In addition, this engineering program will continue to provide for the modification of a diagnostic management system necessary to bring ground and on-aircraft applications to the user for C-130J Maintenance Management

Systems.

Quick Engine Change Assembly (QECA) and Mobile Engine Test Stand (METS)

Engineering drawings and publications are necessary to integrate a Contractor Furnished Equipment

(CFE) Quick Engine Change (QEC) nacelle with a Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) core engine and accessories for the build-up of a QECA for use on the C-130J and EC-130J. A QEC is an engine nacelle designed to be relatively simple to remove, as a unit, from the aircraft wing. The USG may require additional METS units to accommodate fleet turnaround-time requirements for off-wing QECA testing.

Training

An integral part of the support system to the pilots and maintainers involves updating various training programs and devices to reflect improvements made to the C-130J weapon system. These include, but are not limited to, initial cadre training (Type 1) for maintenance and aircrew personnel, maintenance training for aircraft systems and subsystems, aircrew teachback, Ground Maintenance Systems (GMS) operator training, and aircrew deficiencies training.

Engineering and Logistics Services

The scope of the FYOC contract vehicle includes unique support services that are requested by the USG and are typically for short-term, bounded analyses not covered elsewhere in the contract. These tasks will be contracted on a CPFF LOE or T&M basis. As the designer, developer and manufacturer of the supplies and services to be supported, LMA is uniquely qualified to provide the USG with such supplies and services.

Interim Contractor Support (ICS) On-Site Representatives

These LMA personnel will provide subject matter expertise involving, but not limited to, technical and instructional assistance to maintenance and operations personnel, maintenance of various data systems for data collection, analysis, basic aircraft systems familiarization, and assistance with supply chain management. This support will be provided for CONUS and OCONUS locations as requested and contracted.

Technical Manual Page Development/Flight Manual Replacement Pages

LMA will be responsible for the delivery of technical manuals with the delivery of each aircraft procured.

If the technical data required changes, the USG will have the capability to implement customer-directed changes into the C-130J Technical Manuals.

Travel

The USG will reimburse LMA for travel and per diem costs on the basis of the DoD Civilian Personnel

Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Travel and per diem costs incurred in Contractor directed replacement of personnel, or outside the scope of the JTR, will not be reimbursed. Travel requirements must be approved by the Contracting Officer in advance and must be performed in conjunction with specific program requirements.

Pre-LOA FMS Studies/Surveys

As referenced in Paragraph II above, additional FMS cases are pending and deemed likely to be approved over the next several years. The C-130 Hercules Division will be able, prior to weapon-system LOA, to authorize LMA under the FYOC to accomplish certain studies and analyses, site surveys, and technical studies. These efforts would be funded through separate country-specific site-survey LOAs and will be accomplished only on an as-needed basis.

Sustainment

The C-130 Hercules Division plans to award a Long-Term Sustainment (LTS) contract in concert with the award of a production FYOC. The FYOC will remain responsible for engineering and logistics while the

LTS contract is responsible for sustainment activities.

Training

To ensure C-130J operational units are properly trained, the Simulators Division (AFLCMC/WNS) located at WPAFB awarded a C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training Systems (MATS) contract, FA8621-06-C-6300, to Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support (LM STS). The C-130J

MATS is an integrated training system. It consists of Maintenance Training Devices (MTD), an Aircrew

Training System (ATS) and associated courseware, and a Training System Support Center (TSSC). The

MTDs support the training and certification of C-130J maintenance personnel. The ATS provides initial, continuation, and upgrade training for C-130J aircrews. In addition, the ATS contains a system of academic material, aircrew training devices, trainer instruction, and in-flight instruction conducted by

USAF personnel.

Common Parts with Legacy Fleet

The organic USAF, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and Department of Defense (DoD) depot infrastructure provide support for C-130 common items. Specifically, C-130J sustainment requirements will be met under the LTS contract managed by the C-130 Hercules Division. The LTS contract is planned to be awarded with the FYOC.

IV. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source.

V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR

NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED

ABOVE

This is a follow-on contract for continued production of a major system and highly specialized services, LMA is the only responsible source capable of providing C-130J and derivative aircraft, support equipment, logistics support, defensive systems services, and engineering services. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays and substantial duplication of cost, which is not expected to be recovered through competition.

The C-130J is an ACAT IC program. The USAF C-130J fleet has been acquired by the C-130J Branch, C-130 Hercules Division, Mobility Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (formerly

Aeronautical Systems Center), located at WPAFB, OH. The first two C-130J aircraft and support were procured under contract F33567-90-C-0071. Since then, four consecutive Five Year Option Contracts

(FYOC), F33657-95-C-2055, F33657-00-C-0018, FA8625-06-C-6456, and FA8625-11-C-6597, were awarded to LMA to acquire additional C-130J aircraft in a variety of Mission Design Series (MDS) configurations, and to provide required logistics support for C-130J peculiar and mission specific items and engineering services. Aircraft procurements have also occurred under MYPC F33657-03-C-2014 which focused on the acquisition of C-130J and KC-130J configured aircraft. The MYPC approach allowed production line stability and economies to be realized, when compared to the one-year options previously employed. Therefore this acquisition will be a follow-on contract for the continued production of a major weapons system.

During the production history of the C-130J aircraft, LMA has acquired extensive knowledge of the product. The C-130J weapon system is based on the C-130 airframe, which has been in continuous production since the early 1950s. Development of the C-130J weapon system commenced in 1992, with the first aircraft delivery taking place in 1999. The 180th aircraft milestone was reached in early 2005.

Although some aircraft design enhancements are anticipated through the current BUIC and FORD contracts, the design of the C-130J remains relatively stable.

Initial development of the C-130J weapon system and subsystems was accomplished largely by private investment. LMA amortized approximately $1.178 billion in development costs (C-130H to C-130J model update) over the first 180 C-130Js sold to its various customers to include USG, FMS, and commercial buyers. As the C-130J weapon system was originally developed solely at private expense, LMA owns the technical data to the peculiar systems developed and the production of the aircraft.

Peculiar spares, support equipment, ICS, training, technical studies, and aircraft data are available only from LMA.

Aircraft

Certain assumptions must be made for the USG to estimate the cost of having a competitor produce a weapon system equivalent to the C-130J. First, the cost of developing a new weapon system meeting the current system performance specification of the C-130J will likely be significantly greater than the $1.178 billion cost of private investment incurred for development of the C-130J weapon system as a new start program. This cost figure is conservative. It only includes development activities specific to the C-130J program, which is an outgrowth of the overall C-130 program that has been in existence for more than half a century. This cost also does not include the proprietary vendors or their cost to acquire data rights.

LMA has declined to sell data rights to the USG. Although LMA has declined to sell rights to the data, for comparative purposes the private investement amout of $1.178 billion may be considered the minimum cost for procuring those rights and initially establishing a minimal competitive posture. In addition to the monetary cost, it is estimated the initial establishment of this competitive environment would take at least 7 years to complete and would involve significant reverse engineering and other substantive efforts to establish the aircraft production, logistics, program management, financial management, and contracting infrastructure, in order to meet the Government’s validated requirements.

Second, in order for a competitor to manufacture the weapon system, either a new production line is required or an existing production line would have to be reconfigured. The C-130J is manufactured in a production facility in Marietta, GA, which has been producing various models of the C-130 aircraft since the early 1950s. It is estimated it would take a minimum of 7 years for a competitor to build or retrofit a production facility to produce and qualify its initial aircraft. This estimate is based on LMA requiring 7 years to deliver its first C-130J aircraft (1999) from the commencement of weapon system development activities (1992). This estimate is considered to be very aggressive in nature. LMA has extensive knowledge of operational requirements, a vast body of engineering and manufacturing expertise, a history of performing state-of-the-art advancements to enhance logistics, and a highly-skilled workforce to manufacture, test, and continuously develop the C-130J weapon system.

Third, as the designer, developer, and sole manufacturer of the C-130J since program inception, LMA is the only business with enough detailed knowledge of the design to adequately support the C-130J aircraft.

Spares and support equipment are built to specifications developed exclusively at private expense and therefore owned by LMA. As a result, subcontractors must obtain a license from LMA in order to build the required spares and support equipment. In order to encourage competition within the procurement of spares and support equipment, the USG would be required to purchase the spares and support equipment source data rights and specifications.

Additionally, to corroborate the above assumptions, the HC/MC-130J Industrial Capability Assessment performed by the Defense Contract Management Agency on 26 July 2010. The HC/MC-130J Branch, Special Ops and Personnel Recovery Division, ISR and SOF Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle

Management Center commissioned the assessment and revalidated a competitive viability analysis based on the assessment of the current competitive environment in May 2014. This analysis indicated a competitor could not deliver a platform that met HC/MC-130 Recapitalization Key Performance

Parameters any sooner than 7 years after LMA could provide an HC/MC-130J under a sole source award.

The analysis indicated a minimum of a 40 percent aircraft unit cost savings is required. This unit cost savings is necessary to recoup the cost associated with maintaining the HC/MC-130 legacy fleets, modifying the fleets, and introducing a new MDS to the inventory (development and/or modifications integration, test evaluation, other non-recurring effort, new training systems, MILCON, depot infrastructure costs, etc).

Award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of costs which could not be recovered through competition and unacceptable delays in fulfilling USG requirements. There are no known competitors that have a current or near-future aircraft offering the required mission capability at any price approaching a 40 percent aircraft unit cost savings. Since LMA already has vast experience in developing and manufacturing various models of C-130 aircraft, a competitor would likely be required to spend a much longer period of time developing a similar aircraft that would meet the current C-130J System

Performance Specification (SPS) for initial production. Based on the above analysis, the estimated cost for a competitor to develop and manufacture a weapon system comparable to the C-130J would be extremely prohibitive.

Logistics

As for logistical support, it is impossible to specify all the standards for qualification of alternate sources of supply for the hundreds of components used within the C-130J aircraft. The USG cannot economically acquire this knowledge, nor can it be readily duplicated. From the initiation of the C-130J program, LMA was responsible for acquisition logistics activities throughout the C-130J lifecycle. Such activities were procured from LMA by the C-130 Hercules Division and its predecessor organizations with LMA providing ICS personnel and support.

For the C-130J as a whole, the complex nature of C-130J weapon system logistics requirements also makes it infeasible to specify all the standards of qualification of alternate sources for the thousands of components used in the systems and subsystems. The data necessary to perform qualification efforts was developed at private expense by LMA, in concert with its major subcontractors and OEMs, prior to the initial manufacture and delivery of C-130J aircraft. LMA and its major OEMs are the only known entities that currently possess the necessary technical knowledge, manufacturing processes, and tooling to assist

C-130J weapon system logistics activities.

LMA maintains sole control of the C-130J SPS. Furthermore, LMA has declined to release or sell its proprietary data rights to the USG to facilitate competitive procurement of C-130J logistics activities. As a result, a substantial duplication of effort would be involved in developing and qualifying alternate sources of supply for C-130J logistics activities. If such activities are undertaken in the future, the USG would pursue obtaining appropriate data rights from OEMs, whenever it is feasible and affordable to do so, to facilitate a competitive procurement environment.

Accordingly, LMA is the only firm capable of providing the supplies and services described in Section III above without the U.S. Air Force experiencing substantial duplication of cost that could not be expected to be recovered through competition and unacceptable delays in fulfilling its requirements

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

FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS DEEMED PRACTICABLE

Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS), enumerating the C-130J FYOC contract requirements and expressing the intent to acquire on a sole source basis, was posted to the Federal Business Opportunities site for a period of thirty days on 5 May 2014 with a closing date of 6 Jun 2014. After posting a sources sought synopsis for a period of thirty days, the USG did not receive any responses from interested parties which confirms to the Air Force that LMA is the only responsible source.

VII. DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE ANTICIPATED

COST TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE

The Contracting Officer will determine whether the proposed costs are fair and reasonable based on an analysis of the contractor’s proposal. Thorough cost analysis will be performed for each action. LMA will be required to furnish certified cost or pricing data. The C-130 Hercules Division, Defense Contract

Audit Agency (DCAA) and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) will conduct thorough technical evaluations, price analysis and accomplish audits for actions as requested. DCAA and DCMA analysis will be combined with AFLCMC personnel evaluations of LMA’s cost or pricing data to ensure the resulting prices are fair and reasonable.

VIII. DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE

RESULTS

The market research techniques used include a review of the procurement histories of cost and performance for military cargo aircraft, an SSS, and formal/informal contacts with industry. The SSS sought to identify any viable market segment sources for any current available alternate air vehicles and associated logistic support.

Aircraft

The market research for aircraft consisted of reviewing the acquisition price of various military cargo aircraft. C-130J aircraft recently procured by the USG under the FYOC IV contract vehicle were acquired at a price of approximately $60,000,000 each. When compared to other military transport aircraft within the market analysis, this price is well below both the average price ($134,600,000) and median price ($139,150,000) of the aircraft surveyed. Smaller aircraft, such as the CASA C-295 and the

Alenia Aeronautics C-27J, are priced significantly lower than the C-130J, but have significantly less capability in terms of payload capacity, range, and cruising speed. Conversely, larger military transport aircraft included in the survey, such as the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and the Lockheed Martin C-5B

Galaxy, have larger payload capacities and higher cruising speeds than the C-130J. However, these increased capacities and speeds dictate higher prices of approximately $202,300,000 per aircraft and

$179,000,000 respectively (af.mil Fact Sheets). The cost of the larger Airbus A400M is approximately

$120,000,000 (Defense Industry Daily). The Embraer KC-390 currently in development is planned to be of similar size to the C-130J aircraft with an estimated price of $50,000,000. With an anticipated delivery of its first aircraft in late 2016, the KC-390 is not currently a viable competitor due to its unproven capability. The aircraft’s potential as a competitor will be re-evaluated in the future after the establishment of its fielded capability and sustainability.

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

COMPETITION

None.

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

LMA is the only interested source on the prime contract level. After posting a sources sought synopsis for a period of thirty days, the USG did not receive any responses.

XI. ACTIONS THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME BARRIERS TO

COMPETITION BEFORE MAKING SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THE SUPPLIES OR

SERVICES

The USG currently does not possess adequate amount of data to provide for the systems through competitive means. As a result of the lack of adequate amount of data rights, the USG does not currently have a plan to foster production competition for the FYOC effort or future aircraft production efforts.

The USG is taking the following steps to increase competition. The USG is in the initial planning phase for a small business competition for Operations and Sustainment of Government owned C-130J Training

Systems, to the extent allowable by the data rights restrictions. Specifically, the USG is utilizing government rights to Operations, Maintenance & training data to enable organic flight line maintenance at all operating locations and flight training. The USG receives installation data that enables us to accomplish selected installs on block modifications at the Air Force depots; however, current data rights do not allow the Air Force to offer a majority of this work via competition to other contractors. In addition, the USG also is working to create a public/private partnership with various sub system original equipment manufacturers (OEM) through LMA as part of the Long Term Sustainment (LTS) contract.

Under LTS, the AF Depot is able to team with the OEM while performing work at the government location. Competition and organic work is being used as much as possible to reduce the sole source content of this program.

XII. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION

The signature of the Contracting Officer on the J&A signature page evidences that he has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his knowledge and belief.

XIII. TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION

As evidenced by their signatures on the J&A signature page, personnel have determined that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge and belief.