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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FOR BOX, SHIPPING

1. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Construction and Equipment Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the ability to solicit for DLA requirements on an Other than Full and Open Competition basis.

3. The supplies required to meet DLA’s needs are a part numbered item as follows:

Item Description: Box, Shipping

National Stock Number (NSN): 8115-01-371-3690

Manufacturer/Supplier Part Number: PRC Composites, LLC (51489)

Part Number: 102440 or 102440-101

Option Years: N/A

Quantity: 170 each

Estimated Unit price: each.

Estimated Dollar Total Value:

4. The applicable statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition is

41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by FAR Part 13.501 (a) (1) (ii) – Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. The use of this authority is necessary because PRC Composites, LLC. is the only known and approved manufacturer of the required Box, Shipping. The Box, Shipping is a container that is a

This container is used for shipping and storage of is for the above part-numbered item, made to the specifications of PRC Composites, LLC. The

Government does not possess the data and data rights for this item and currently has no means of procuring this item competitively.

After extensive research by the it was found that this Box, Shipping container manufactured by PRC Composites, LLC is the only

Box, Shipping container that fits into the

. This Box, Shipping was designed by PRC Composites, LLC as a general-purpose shipping and storage primarily

The required Box, Shipping container is determined commercial. The majority of this item’s components are commercially available in the marketplace. The features include the following:

aluminum or extra high strength steel, and fiberglass reinforced plastic which

. This Box, Shipping

Source Selection Information - FAR 2.101 and 3.104 container is primarily made of compression molded sheet molding compound. The handles, latches, and lift rings are made from steel.

The technical data for this acquisition is proprietary and patented to PRC Composites, LLC, and the Government does not possess complete, unrestricted technical data appropriated to permit full and open competition.

6. A Sources Sought Notice was issued on December 20, 2023, which closed on February 8, 2024, by the Container Division. The Container Division of the Construction & Equipment

Directorate was interested in determining if there were any companies that could produce a Box, Shipping manufactured by PRC Composites, LLC. No inquiries were received from this notice.

The requirement will be synopsized in the www.SAM.gov website as required by FAR 5.2. In addition, this justification will be posted with the solicitation in accordance with FAR 6.305 (c).

7. The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated cost to the Government will be determined fair and reasonable, based on evaluation of other than cost or pricing data which includes, but is not limited to, a favorable comparison of proposed prices to prior prices determined to be fair and reasonable, comparison of prices for similar items determined to be fair and reasonable, evaluation of commercial catalogs/published price lists, or market prices of commercial items sold to the general public.

8. On-going market research has been conducted by the Container Division of the Construction and

Equipment Directorate since May 2022 and continuing. The market research included known competitors such as

Although there were Box, Shipping containers in the market, none of them were compatible with the PRC Composites, LLC used by the . This is a proprietary design

Box, Shipping Container, therefore, the competitor’s product would be a different design and material component.

9. There are no other facts supporting the use of this authority.

10. , has expressed interest in the proposed acquisition.

11. In an effort to overcome barriers to competition, the solicitation for this item will contain

DLAD Procurement Notes M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items (SEP 2016), and

L04 titled Offers for Part Numbered Items (SEP 2016) which contains instructions for submission of an alternate offer. Technical data packages for offers of alternate items will be evaluated.

12. As the Contracting Officer, I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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