J and A SPE7LX-21-R-X045 - Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7LX-21-R-X045

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition

(October 2020) and quality requirements identified by the military services. Therefore, Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) is uniquely qualified to supply this item.

AMSC D. (Applies to CLIN 0002) data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. AMCS 3, 4, or 5 are valid.

The Government does not have technical data for these items and cannot obtain the technical data economically. For CLIN 0002, Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) is the only known source to own or possess the technical data for the identified items. These exact items are required to ensure proper operability of the weapon systems. Use of any similar items available from other vendors may not produce the same operational results. Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) is the only source trusted and approved by the military services. The item provided by Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) meets the technical and quality standards identified by the military services. Therefore, Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) is uniquely qualified to supply these items.

6. Efforts to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable are:

(X) The acquisition was synopsized prior to solicitation opening date on April 12, 2021. Synopsis Notice will remain active through solicitation closing date.

(X) Manufacturer of exact products identified in the market research will be solicited.

(X) Dealers of the manufacturer will be solicited

(X) Solicitation will be posted on DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

Prices will be determined fair and reasonable through price analysis based upon the application of the Producers’ Price Index (PPI) to the past acquisitions. Should more than one offer be received, proposed prices will be compared among all offers to determine if price competition exists. Contract is firm-fixed price with a contract length of one three-year base period and two one-year options that will be exercised at the Government’s discretion. A price analysis for future contract years will be conducted based on the Global Insights Producer Price Index (PPI) forecasts. Buyer will use all methods stated to determine all contract years and quantity range prices fair and reasonable.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Buyer reviewed buy history for potential sources (See Attachment 1 – Procurement History). Approved manufacturer, Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) is the sole provider of the items. Items are not currently on a long term contract. Most recent buys for each NSN were provided as one-time buys. NSN 6150-01-369- 6087 was previously on contract SPE7L120D0009 which expired November 2020. Buyer researched the availability of the previous J&A for contract SPE7L120D0009. A J&A was not available in Records Management for this contract. Buyer also researched the availability of the J&A for the most recent buys for each NSN on contracts SPE7L1-21-V-2052 and SPE7L4-21-P-0507. Contract SPE7L1-21-V-2052 was solicited as Full and Open competition therefore a J&A was not required. A J&A for SPE7L4-21-P- 0507 was not available in Records Management. On February 26, 2021, a “Sources Sought” notice was posted on beta.SAM.gov to locate additional, potential sources of supply. The response date for the Sources Sought notice was March 12, 2021. No other sources responded to the Sources Sought Notice.

Market Survey [10 U.S.C. 2304(f)(3)(D)]:

A market survey was conducted during February 26, 2021 – March 22, 2021.

Total number of vendors contacted: 2 -Oshkosh Defense (76Q65) -Ruta Supplies (0NJT4)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7LX-21-R-X045

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition

(October 2020) continually seeks out sole source, limited competition, over-priced, low reliability and hard to buy items to improve their value and support posture. The DLA Land & Maritime internet website contains information for all potential sources on how to challenge prices, how to submit a Value Engineering Change proposal, a link to DoD’s Value Engineering program and the necessary contact info for both the DLA Value Engineering program and the DoD Value Engineering program.

10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is: (If none, so state)

-Oshkosh Defense (75Q65)

11. The following actions are being taken to identify additional sources:

The Government will continue to conduct market research, to see if changes occur in the marketplace that would enable future actions for these items to be competitive. The Government will also include in the solicitation DLA Procurement Notes L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items and DLA Procurement Note, M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items. Should alternate offers be received, sources will be encouraged to submit a source approval request (SAR) package that will be referred to the engineering activity for consideration of future procurements.

I hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. If not exceeding $750,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Tracy L Holmes Contracting Officer Date

Approval/Certification

I have reviewed and approve this justification. The estimated total value of the J&A is

Mary E. Shearer Competition Advocate Date Signature

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

(X) $750,000 to $13,500,000 Competition Advocate

Attachments:

1. Procurement History

May 13, 2021

5/17/2021

HOLMES.TRAC

Y.L.1251897499

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SHEARER.MARY.E.1

250702449

Digitally signed by

SHEARER.MARY.E.1250702449

Date: 2021.05.17 09:09:32 -04'00'