JOTFOC.docx

SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION

PROCEDURES

(SAP)

JUSTIFICATION

FOR

OTHER

THAN

FULL

AND

OPEN

COMPETITION

(J&A)

SOLICITATIONS

MAY BE

LIMITED TO ONE

SOURCE

ONLY

IF

THE

CONTRACTING

OFFICER

DETERMINES

THAT ONLY

ONE

SOURCE

IS

REASONABLY

AVAILABILE.

THIS

DETERMINATION

MUST

BE

SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR

SOLE

SOURCE

FROM

CUSTOMER.

WHEN THE

CUSTOMER

DESCRIBES

AN

ITEM

WITH

A

PURCHASE

DESCRIPTION WHICH LIMITS

THE

AVAILABILITY

TO ONE

SOURCE, THE

JUSTIFICATION

MUST

EXPLAIN WHY

THE

ITEM

IS

THE

ONLY

ONE

THAT WILL

MEET

THE

GOVERNMENT’S

REQUIREMENT.

STATEMENTS

SUCH

AS

“ONLY

KNOWN SOURCE” OR

“ONLY

SOURCE

WHICH CAN

MEET

THE

REQUIRED

DELIVERY

DATE”

ARE

INADEQUATE

TO SUPPORT

A

SOLE

SOURCE

PURCHASE.

THE

CUSTOMER

SHALL PROVIDE

THE

FOLLOWING

INFORMATION:

Sole

Source

Brand

PURCHASE

REQUEST

OR

REQUISTION

NUMBER

2117407B4500AB153

PROJECT/TASK

NUMBER

ESTIMATED AMOUNT (OVER

$3,000

BUT

NOT EXCEEDING

$150,000)

BRIEF

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES

OR

SERVICES

REQUIRED, AND THE

INTENDED

USE

The

United

States

Coast

Guard

(USCG)

has a need on a sole source basis to purchase

Coast

Guard

(CG)

owned

Rolls-Royce

Naval

Marine, Inc.

brand-name assemblies directly supporting the operation and maintenance of the

USCG

418’

Maritime

Security

Cutter

(WMSL)

Legend

Class of

CG

Cutters

The current

CG

fleet consists of six

418’

WMSL

cutters.

Two cutters are being built at this time for a total of eight

418”

WMSL

cutters.

The parts listed on

PR#

2117407B4500AB153

support these cutter's

These parts directly support the propulsion components of the

WMSL.

Proper or safe operation cannot be accomplished without these parts.

These items are to stock for planned and unplanned maintenance casualty repairs.

These specific parts on this

PR

include a hub overhaul kit, hub inspection kits and blade install kit.

These kits are being requested in

WASCHE

upcoming

SEDA.

UNIQUE

CHARACTERISTICS

THAT

LIMIT

AVAILABILITY

TO ONLY

ONE

SOURCE, WITH THE

REASON NO OTHER

SUPPLIES

OR

SERVICES

CAN

BE

USED.

The

Coast

Guard does not possess the manufacturing and technical data to procure these parts from another vendor.

The

CG

does not have the ability to certify another vendors after m arket parts due to the lack of technical data available.

Failure of these parts will seriously impact the cutters ability to perform its mission.

These parts are required for stock, maintenance and repair.

The parts have known to have longer than unusual lead time and should be considered in the procurement process.

REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE

IS

THE

ONLY

SOURCE

WHICH CAN PROVIDE

THE

SUPPLIES

OR

SERVICES

This requirement is

Sole

Source/Brand

Name mandatory;

the

CG

does not possess the technical data and manufacturing drawings to solicit the parts from another vendor.

The

CG

does not have the organic capabilities to certify after m arket parts for this system.

EXPLAIN WHY

AN

ADEQUATE

PURCHASE

DESCRIPTION OR

OTHER

INFORMATION SUITABLE

TO SOLICIT

BY

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION HAS

NOT

BEEN

DEVELOPED OR

ARE

NOT AVAILABLE

This acquisition must be made using sole source brand name parts and assemblies.

The applicable statutory authority applicable is

USC

2304(c)

(1) because the

OEM

is the only known source that possesses the required capabilities, drawings, specifications, engineering control procedures and proprietary methods to ensure the latest design configuration, manufacturing and quality control required to produce parts to the latest engineering specifications and requirements.

The

Coast

Guard does not possess or own the technical data required to solicit these parts from a source other than the

OEM

or an

OEM

distributor.

PROVIDE

A

STATEMENT OF

ACTIONS,

IF

ANY, THE

GOVERNMENT

MAY

TAKE

TO

REMOVE

OR

OVERCOME

ANY

BARRIERS

TO COMPETITION

BEFORE

FUTURE

ACQUISITIONS

ARE REQUIRED

The

Coast

Guard does not own the rights to

Rolls-Royce Marine

North

America’s technical data and is not resourced with the engineering staff or funds required to reverse engineer the thousands of parts required to support the assemblies in order to determine their dimensions, tole rances, or chemical composition.

Rolls-Royce Marine

North

America has declined to sell their technical data rights upon repeated requests.

The

CG

has made several attempts to acquire them with no success, including an attempt for this requirement on

November

3, 2016.

Rolls-Royce Marine

North

America declined

(See

Para

6) our request.

The

Coast

Guard will continue to engage

Rolls-Royce Marine North

America for release of proprietary data prior to any subsequent requirement.

SIGNATURE

AND TITEL OF CUSTOMER

CODE

TELEPHONE

NUMBER

DATE

SIGNATURE

OF

CONTRACTING

OFFICER

CODE

TELEPHONE

NUMBER

DATE

ONE

LEVEL

ABOUT

CONTRACTING

OFFICER

CODE

TELEPHONE

NUMBER

DATE

Date: 2017.02.23 08:07:30 -05'00'