Redacted Sole Source Justification ID04200018 10 December 2019.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE/BRAND (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The service or material listed on ID04200018 is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following source.

Manufacturer: _Textron Aviation Defense, LLC (CAGE: 6CFY2)____________

Dealer / Rep: _Kevin Boland____________________

Dealer / Rep address / phone nr:. _10511 E. Central Ave Wichita, KS 67206; (L/L) 316-517- 9256 or (CEL) 316-641-7553; kboland@txtav.com____ __X__ Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

The contractor shall administer the below courses which provide both academic and practical application of maintenance activities for the T-6 aircraft. The academic course will last 2 days and consists of familiarization-level cognitive modules covering aircraft systems and related pertinent maintenance activities. The practical portion of the course lasts 3 days and provides maintenance technicians with the knowledge and skills to conduct day-to-day maintenance operations in support of this aircraft. The contractor shall provide student guides for each course, and a certificate of completion for the students upon completion of each course.

CLIN COURSE LENGTH

(DAYS)

FREQUENCY

(YEARLY)

NO.

ATTENDEES

0001 Engine and Prop Rigging, MECH1-

T6-ENG-1901; Exact dates to be negotiated.

5 1 5

0002 Landing Gear Rigging, MECH1-T6- LDG-1901; Exact dates to be negotiated.

5 3 5

0003 Flight Control Balancing, MECH1- T6-FCB-1901; Exact dates to be negotiated.

5 1 5

0004 Flight Surface Rigging, MECH1-T6- FSR-1901; Exact dates to be negotiated.

5 3 5

0005 Avionics System Troubleshooting, MECH1-TG-AVI-1901; Exact dates to be negotiated.

5 1 5

Period of Performance: One year after the date of award.

Place of Performance: Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida mailto:kboland@txtav.com____

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Requirement Amount: $225,000.00

__X__ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Textron Aviation Defense, LLC is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the aircraft platforms for which maintenance repair training for mechanics and technicians is required, and is the only company with already developed course material that meets FRCSE’s requirements without requiring revisions. Market research reveals that no other company can provide the required training without significant additional cost and delays to the Government. The additional cost are not beneficial to the Government and too high of a risk when there is no guarantee the training material developed by another company would even sufficiently meet training requirements. In addition, the substantial delay in development of course material would negatively impact the readiness and knowledge of FRCSE mechanics and technicians to adequately perform duties that support the Navy’s aircraft fleet demands and requirements.

__X__ The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

CHECK & FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

___ The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

_X_ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition. The training courses identified above are Textron Aviation Defense Proprietary and may not be provided to a third party in accordance with the letter from Textron dated 28 October 2019. See attachment 1.

____ These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

_X__ Other information to support a sole source buy:

Aircraft type is a derivative of commercially available Textron aircraft models, which were developed and are manufactured exclusively by Textron Aviation Defense, LLC. The Government neither participated nor funded any part of the development of these aircraft.

Therefore, all data rights are proprietary and remain the property of Textron Aviation Defense, LLC. The Government is not entitled to the access of the data rights for items such as drawings, load limits, and other information particular to the design of these aircraft. Access to this information is required for the ability to perform all tasks required for this acquisition. Since

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Textron Aviation Defense, LLC is the exclusive owner of all of the information to complete this requirement, there are no other companies other than Textron Aviation Defense, LLC who have the knowledge and technical capability required to satisfy the agency’s needs.

Market research was performed by the Contract Specialist through the review of previous acquisitions for similar requirements and discussions with the Requiring Activity, confirming the sole source environment. No additional market research was conducted because it is not practical for any company other than Textron Aviation Defense, LLC to provide the required services for Navy T-6 aircraft.

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED

ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I

UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature __________________ Title __________________ Clark Huffman

Senior Contracting Officer Signature ________________________________________

Date ________________________________ SAP Sole Source