JA FAR Part 6 and 13_Redacted.pdf

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Contractor : AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation Service

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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FOR JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Supply/Service: Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation Induction Furnace

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1901

Prepared by: Meredith Blocker DSN: (520) 693-0017 Contract Specialist meredith.s.blocker.civ@army.mil

Contracting Officer: Cathy Mendoza DSN: (520) 693-1235 Contracting Officer cathy.k.mendoza.civ@army.mil

Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Contractor : AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation

Department of Army Justification and Approval for Other than

Full and Open Competition

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000.

2. Description of Action: Rock Island Arsenal- Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC), requests a firm-fixed-price contract with AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation. ACC-RI projects award for and will obligate

, Army Working Capital Funds. An acquisition plan is not required because this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This purchase will be for 35kW TOCCOtron AC power supply systems. Each system includes a power supply, a transformer, cables, a cooling water recirculator and the installation. The purchase also includes control upgrade components for the Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) – Joint Manufacturing Technology Center (JMTC) current induction equipment. The upgrade equipment includes a new programmable logic controller (PLC), servo motor, a human-machine interface (HMI) for each of the stations, and the installation.

RIA#33192 and RIA#33193 are Ajax TOCCO induction heating skids with equipment. Each skid is made up of induction heating stations. The stations vary in size, quinch type (water or oil) and mounting table capability.

Each of the skids needs to be refurbished along with certain components upgraded. For instance, the power supplies for each station need to be converted to 35kW to match the induction power needs which will produce the required hardness on the parts being produced at the arsenal. The refurbishment and updated components for the Ajax TOCCO induction heating skids can only be done by the OEM who designed and built it originally.

RIA-JMTC estimates a dollar value of , based on the IGE and market research information gathered by the JMTC technical team referenced in paragraph 8.

4. Authority Cited: 41. U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a)(1)(ii), Sole source under the simplified procedures for certain commercial items.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: As described in FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may conduct sole source acquisitions only if the need to do so is justified in writing and approved at the levels specified in FAR 13.501(a)(2).

Contractor : AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation

AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), authorized designer, installer, and sole source of Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic equipment electrical prints, drawings and with proprietary rights covering engineering and design tech data.

AJAX TOCCO is the sole authorized distributor, vendor, and repair contractor for AJAX TOCCO products. AJAX TOCCO can provide replacement parts, repair, refurbish, exchange, and warranty this equipment to original OEM specifications for current and obsolete AJAX TOCCO products at RIA-JMTC. Other manufacturer's equipment is not compatible with AJAX TOCCO.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition ACC-RI shall publish the notices required by FAR

5.201. Effective competition is not applicable because this is a sole source action. As stated in Paragraph 5, due to proprietary considerations and the fact that AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation is the sole and exclusive distributor of AJAX TOCCO equipment, consumables, and associated factory service, subcontracting competition is not applicable.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: At this time, the Government does not anticipate taking specific actions to increase competition because AJAX TOCCO is a commercial off the shelf item requiring proprietary rights covering engineering and design tech data.

However, prior to any future procurements of these requirements, the Government will conduct market research to ascertain whether increased competition is feasible.

8. Market Research: Market Research was performed by the RIA-JMTC technical in The team conducting internet searches found that AJAX TOCCO is the sole source due to proprietary nature.

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have expressed a written interest in this requirement.

10. Other Facts:

a. This is a new action

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contractor : AJAX TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of AJX TOCCO Magnethermic Induction Furnace on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Date: Signature:

Cathy Mendoza Contracting Officer

MENDOZA.CATH

Y.K.1230390203

Digitally signed by

MENDOZA.CATHY.K.123039020

Date: 2025.04.28 13:29:40 -05'00'