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Justification for Other than Full arrd Open Cornpetition Under l0 U.S.C. 230a (c) (I) Only One Ilcsponsible Source nnd No Other Scrvices Wlll Satisfy Agency Requircmcnts

Procutwent of llelny Srvitch Boxes Sollcitation Numb*r HSCG38-I 7-Q-J00066

Pursuant to thc requirements of the Conrpetition in Contracting Act (CICA), as implentented by Federal

Acquisition Regulation (l;AR) Subpart 6,3 and in accordance rvith the requirements of FAR 6.303- | , thc justilication for the usc of the statutory authority under FAll Subpart 6.3 is supported by tlte facts and rrrtiollale requiLed under FAR 6.303-2 ns follorvs:

(l) Agency nnd Contrncting Aetivity.

"l'he Departnrent of l-lonreland Security (DI{S), United States Coast Cuard (USCO), Aviatiotr l,ogistics Center

(AI-C), Mediunr Range Recovery (MRR) Product l.ine, prcposes to enler irtto a purchase otder on a basis of olhcr than full orrd open cornpetition.

(2) Natrn'e and/or dcscription of the nciion being approved.

The Relay Srvitch Boxes (RSB) handles all Radio Frequency (RF) routing through the various anlenttas in the

ARC-210 syslem. lt also provides nrode conrrnarrds to the diplcxer and lorv noise arnplifier. This procutentenl rvill provide inventory spares. CSRA, LLC (CSRA), is the original equiprnent manufacturer (OEM) of the RSBs.

Approval is requested to arvard a sole source ;:urchase order lbr the procurernent of three (3) RSBs. The total cstirnatcd value for this requirenrent is $ The proposed conlractor is as follorvs belorv:

CSITA I,I,C;

190 Kale Rd.

Nerv Bern N.C. 28562-7087 CAGE CODE:4Rll{0

(3) Description of Services.

This procurenlent will provide increased invcntory ta properly suppott the lnission of MI{-60T's. Desired rlelivery is one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the purcltase order'

(4) Identificalion of the jrrstification anrl the rstionnle.

't'hc statutory authority pcnnitting other than full and open competition is l0 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( l) as inrplenrented by FAR 6.102-t cllritled "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies Will Satisfy Ageney

Rcqrr irerrtetrts."

Jrrstificltion for Other thnn Full and Open Competition Under l0 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (l) Only One Rcsponsible Sourcc and No Other Suviccs Will S*tisfy Agcncy Requircmenls

Procurcment of Ilelay Srvitch Iloxes fiolicitation Nnnrbcr: HSCG38-l 7-Q-J00066

(5) Dcmorr.stratiolr lhat the nntrrre of the acqulsilion requires use of ihc authority cited.

The specificalions. rnanufacturing drarvings, data, tcst equipnrcnt, and tooling required for the rnanufacture nf the RSBs is proprielorl'to the OEM. CSRA. The USCC did rrot purchnse rights to the proprietary data rcquired to frrstcr a courpetitivc cnvironnrcnt as part of any original provisioning fur use on the Ml l-601'aircraft. 'l'he RSlls installed on the MH-60T aircmft are cornnlercially available and sre not available fronr any other source of supply otlrcr than CSRA. An lnternet search along with AMMIS historical searclr confirnred that CSRA is thc only sourcc lbr thc ntattufacture of tlrc RSBs used on tlrc MH-60'l'aircraft. Givcn the nraturity of thc Mll-60T platforrrr.

rutilizing otlter than the existing RSBs configuration rvould require engineering design changes nlterirrg the exisling l:onn, l"it, and l'\rnctional characterislics rcsulting in prohitritive costs and unjustifiablc delays to thc (iovernmcnt.

(6) Destription of efforts nradc to cnsure thnt offcrs arc solieited fronr as nrany potentkl sourccs as

;lractiurhle.

'l'his ltrocurement forecast is posted as DHS - Acquisitiorr I'lanning F'orecast System (APITS) No: F2016035692 ort h!t|1:&rgtl5.tlLt.,r,g,r"l. Prior to arvard, a solicitation for a sole sourcc firnr fixed price purchase order fulfilling the ttoticc rcquircnrent of FAI{ 5.201 rvill bc posted to the Government Point olEntry (CPE) via hrrp://rr.rr*,.lbo.ger,.

A copy olllte apptoved J&A rvill be uptoadcd after thc *rvard. Any quotations or capability staretnent receivcd in response to the notice rvill be considered prior to arvard.

(7) l)cternrination by the contracting officcr that the antlclpated cost lo thc Governmcnt rvill bc finir nnrl rcosonahlc.

Thc Conlracting Oflicer anticipates prices rvill lre deternined fair and reasorrable using price analysis techniqucs irrcluding contparison of the proposed price rvith priccs found reasonable on previous purchases and cotrparisorr of the prcposed plicc to thc lrrdependent Gcrve rnment Cost listirnate (IGCI).

(8) Ilcscriptiorr ofnrarket rescnrch.

MarketresearcltlvascortductedfiornDecentber20l6toJanuary20lTinaccordarrcetvithFAltl'}an I0.AMMIS Itistorical data and lnternet Web Search confirrrred that CSll.A is the only source for tlre nranufacture of the ItSIls utilized on thc Ml'l-60'l'aircrall, Furtlrer rrrarket research rvas performed using Federal l,ogistics (fnDl.OC), GSA Advautage, l)OD li-lnall, and historieal inforrnation in tlre USCC's databasc for the same arrd sirnilar itcrns.

Additional sourccs $,ere tot identified. Market research confirrned tlrat CSRA is the only krrorvn soulcc of supply, for tlr is cor)ll)onent,

(9) Any other facls supportlng thc usc ofother than full rntl open eonrpetltion, CS[{A rvas cr:ntactcd to irrquire about the release of arry proprielary data to the USCG or any otlrer distribntors.

CSRA responded that their data is proprietary and resale of their proprietary data is prohibited.

(10) Listing oflhc sourccs, lfany that cxprcsscd ln rvriiing, Rn inlcrcst ln thc acqulsitlon.

'lo date no other sources of supply have expressed intcrest in this requirentcnt.

Jrrstification for Other than Full and Open Competition Under 10 U.S.C. 23Oa (c) (l) Only One Responsible Source ttnd No Othcr Scrvices Will Satisfy Agrncy Requirentents

Procur?ment of Relay Switch Boxes Solicitntion Number: HSCG38-1 7-Q-J00066

(l t) A statemcnt of actions, if any, the agency may tnke to renrove or ovcrcomc any barricrs to conrpctilion beforo any suhsct;uent {rcqul$ltion for requirul supplies or selices.

'I'he TJSCG clid not purchase righls lo the proprietary data requirctl to lbster a conrpetitive environrnent ns part of any original provisioning for use on the MH-60T aircraft. CSRA rvill not agree to release their proprietary data.

I'hc tJliCG rvill continue to perfonn corttinuous nrarket research in an attempt to idcntily additional sourccs.

Juslifitation for Othcr than Full arrd Open Cornpetition llndm l0 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (l) Only ()nc llcsponsiblc Sourcc nnd No Other Scrvicc.s Will Satisfy Agcncy Rcquiremcnts

Procrtrcnlent of Relay Srvitch lloxcs Solicitation Numbcr: HSCG38-l Z-e-,I00066

(12) Con{rncling Officcr's Certificatlon:

I cerify tlrat thc data supporting thc recontrncncled usc of other rhan full and open conlpctitiorr is accurate arrcl coruplctc to (hc bcst of rny knorvledgc and belief.

(13)'I'cchnical/ltequir crncnls Pemonnet Ccfilficatlon.

I ce'rti$' that tlris rcqttirentent nteels llte Govenlnlenl's nrininruur need and that the supporlirrg data, rvliclr l.rrns alrasis for llrc.iustillcation. is accumtc and corrrplete-

(14) Lcgal l{cvierv nnd (joncurrencc:

I have reviervcd this justilication and deemccl it lcgally sufficicnt.

(15) Approval: