JA FD2030-21-02581_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

I. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

United States Air Force

AFSC/PZA

3001 Staff Drive Tinker AFB, OK 73145 Purchase Request (PR): FD2030-21-02581

II. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY BEING APPROVED

This individual Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes the use of other than full and open competition procedures to obtain a new follow-on firm-fixed price requirements-type contract for the F-16 Flight Data Recording Systems. The contemplated contract is for a repair service from General Electric Aviation Systems, LLC (GE), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code 35351 who has licensed the data exclusively to Symetrics Industries, LLC doing business as (DBA) Symetric Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace, CAGE code 22830. In accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 16, a one-year basic contract with four one-year options is considered to be appropriate for this acquisition. The estimated total value of this award is with an estimated award date of August 2022.

Previous Contract: FA8117-18-D-0015 Award Date: August 20, 2018 Completion Date: August 19, 2022 Contractor: Symetrics Industries, LLC DBA: Symetric Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace Value:

III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE

AGENCY’S NEEDS (INCLUDING THE ESTIMATED VALUE)

Under the contemplated contract, Symetrics Industries, LLC DBA: Symetric Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace will perform repair services of the F-16 Flight Data Recording Systems.

Contract Summary

Year Estimated Dollars Estimated Period of Performance Basic 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 23 Option I 20 Aug 23 - 19 Aug 24 Option II 20 Aug 24 - 19 Aug 25 Option III 20 Aug 25 - 19 Aug 26 Option IV 20 Aug 26 - 19 Aug 27

PR Line Item 0001 – Repair Repair of NSN: 6610-01-308-5452 P/N: 167252-02-03 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Crash survival unit with an armored housing containing solid state memory devices for storing flight data function to store the last 30 minutes of flight data.

Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Year Quantity Unit Price Estimated

Dollars Estimate Period of

Performance Basic 50 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 23 Option I 50 20 Aug 23 - 19 Aug 24 Option II 50 20 Aug 24 - 19 Aug 25 Option III 50 20 Aug 25 - 19 Aug 26 Option IV 50 20 Aug 26 - 19 Aug 27

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0001:

PR Line Item 0002 – No Fault Found (NFF) Repair of NSN: 6610-01-308-5452 P/N: 167252-02-03 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Crash survival unit with an armored housing containing solid state memory devices for storing flight data function to store the last 30 minutes of flight data.

Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0002: NFF costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0003 – Beyond Economical Repair (BER) Repair of NSN: 6610-01-308-5452 P/N: 167252-02-03 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Crash survival unit with an armored housing containing solid state memory devices for storing flight data function to store the last 30 minutes of flight data.

Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930

O&A 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 27 O&A (Expedite Fee) 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 27 Total Contract 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 27

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0003: BER costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0004 – Repair Repair of NSN: 6610-01-223-5842 P/N: 167252-02-02 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Crash survival unit with an armored housing containing solid state memory devices for storing flight data function to store the last 30 minutes of flight data.

Dollars Estimate Period of

Performance Basic 10 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 23 Option I 10 20 Aug 23 - 19 Aug 24 Option II 10 20 Aug 24 - 19 Aug 25 Option III 10 20 Aug 25 - 19 Aug 26 Option IV 10 20 Aug 26 - 19 Aug 27

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0004:

PR Line Item 0005 – NFF Repair of NSN: 6610-01-223-5842 P/N: 167252-02-02 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Crash survival unit with an armored housing containing solid state memory devices for storing flight data function to store the last 30 minutes of flight data.

Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0005: NFF costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0006 – BER Repair of NSN: 6610-01-223-5842 P/N: 167252-02-02 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Crash survival unit with an armored housing containing solid state memory devices for storing flight data function to store the last 30 minutes of flight data.

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0006: BER costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0007 – Repair Repair of NSN: 6610-01-308-6148 P/N: 160333-08-01 Noun: Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit collects, processes, and stores a variety of flight data such as mishap, structural, engine usage and aircraft tracking. Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Dollars Estimate Period of

Performance Basic 80 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 23 Option I 80 20 Aug 23 - 19 Aug 24 Option II 80 20 Aug 24 - 19 Aug 25 Option III 80 20 Aug 25 - 19 Aug 26 Option IV 80 20 Aug 26 - 19 Aug 27

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0007:

PR Line Item 0008 – NFF Repair of NSN: 6610-01-308-6148 P/N: 160333-08-01 Noun: Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit collects, processes, and stores a variety of flight data such as mishap, structural, engine usage and aircraft tracking. Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0008: NFF costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0009 – BER Repair of NSN: 6610-01-308-6148 P/N: 160333-08-01 Noun: Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit collects, processes, and stores a variety of flight data such as mishap, structural, engine usage and aircraft tracking. Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0009: BER costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0010 – Repair Repair of NSN: 6610-01-429-6897 P/N: 160333-10-01 Noun: Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit works in conjunction with the CSMU as part of the Crash Servivable Flight Data Recorder (CSFDR) System. Unit is used to acquire, process, compress, and record aircraft data.

Dollars Estimate Period of

Performance Basic 8 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 23 Option I 8 20 Aug 23 - 19 Aug 24 Option II 8 20 Aug 24 - 19 Aug 25 Option III 8 20 Aug 25 - 19 Aug 26 Option IV 8 20 Aug 26 - 19 Aug 27

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0010:

PR Line Item 0011 – NFF Repair of NSN: 6610-01-429-6897 P/N: 160333-10-01 Noun: Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit works in conjunction with the CSMU as part of the Crash Servivable Flight Data Recorder (CSFDR) System. Unit is used to acquire, process, compress, and record aircraft data.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0011: NFF costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0012 – BER Repair of NSN: 6610-01-429-6897 P/N: 160333-10-01 Noun: Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit works in conjunction with the CSMU as part of the Crash Servivable Flight Data Recorder (CSFDR) System. Unit is used to acquire, process, compress, and record aircraft data.

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0012: BER costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0013 – Repair Repair of NSN: 6610-01-434-0289 P/N: 169961-09-01 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit works as part of the Crash Servivable Flight Data Recorder (CSFDR) System. Unit receives digital inputs and records flight and structural data. Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Dollars Estimate Period of

Performance Basic 2 20 Aug 22 - 19 Aug 23 Option I 2 20 Aug 23 - 19 Aug 24 Option II 2 20 Aug 24 - 19 Aug 25 Option III 2 20 Aug 25 - 19 Aug 26 Option IV 2 20 Aug 26 - 19 Aug 27

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0013:

PR Line Item 0014 – NFF Repair of NSN: 6610-01-434-0289 P/N: 169961-09-01 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit works as part of the Crash Servivable Flight Data Recorder (CSFDR) System. Unit receives digital inputs and records flight and structural data. Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0014: NFF costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0015 – BER Repair of NSN: 6610-01-434-0289 P/N: 169961-09-01 Noun: Flight Memory Unit Application: F-16 Item description and function: Unit works as part of the Crash Servivable Flight Data Recorder (CSFDR) System. Unit receives digital inputs and records flight and structural data. Material is non-corrosive metal alloy.

Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0015: BER costs are less than the cost of repair.

They are applied through de-obligated funds from the cost of repair, thereby reducing the dollar value of the contract. Cost estimation is unnecessary.

PR Line Item 0016 – Over and Above (O&A) Over and above (O&A) is to be negotiated (TBN) and is estimated by using 10% of the total estimated repair dollars based on historical requirement.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0016:

PR Line Item 0017 – O&A (Surge Expedite Fee) An increment of 25% is included in the dollar estimate to address any impact on (funds, quantity, services, period of performance etc.) which may arise due to any possible surge requirements associated with this acquisition.

Type of appropriation: 97X4930 Total estimated dollars for PR line item 0017:

PR Line Item 0006 - Data Data IAW DD 1423 Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) Commercial Asset Visibility Air Force (CAV AF) Reporting Not separately priced

Due to the circumstances described below in Sections V, IX, and XI, there are no immediate actions that could be taken to develop competition. Therefore, it is considered appropriate to seek approval for more than one year. If other qualified or approved sources become known during the life of this contract, full and open competition will be considered and utilized to the maximum extent practicable.

IV. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii).

V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE

USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE (APPLICABILITY OF

AUTHORITY)

GE Aviation Systems is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and has licensed the data exclusively to Symetrics Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace. GE and Symetrics Industries DBA Extant Aerospace are the only known sources that has unique capabilities such as data, parts, expertise, tools, facilities, and test equipment necessary to sufficiently meet the Government’s minimum need. Symetrics Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace currently performs repairs on sole-source contract FA8117-18-D-0015 due to expire in August 2022. The anticipated contract is a follow-on for repair services. Although the Government realizes that it has unlimited usage rights to form, fit and function data as well as data related to operation, maintenance, installation, and training, such rights are insufficient for purposes of meeting the

The Contracting Officer will ensure that the items described herein are negotiated at a fair and reasonable price to the Government. IAW FAR as supplemented, the contractor will be required to submit Certified Cost or Pricing Data and/or Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data. A detailed cost analysis and price analysis will be performed. The Contracting Officer will request a technical evaluation from the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) to aid in the evaluation of the contractor’s proposal. The Contracting Officer will seek audit assistance from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) if necessary.

VIII. DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE

RESULTS, OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASONS MARKET RESEARCH

WAS NOT CONDUCTED

As described in Section VI above and IAW FAR Part 10, market research was conducted on August 27, 2021 by Sources Sought Synopsis. Additionally, a multi-functional team consisting of the Engineer, Contracting Officer, and Production Management Specialist conducted market research including inquiries of available data systems, such as Parts Manufacturer Approvals, HAYSTACK, and web sites. Searches conducted did not yield any additional sources for the repair of the Flight Data Recorder System. As a result, Symetric Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace (Cage 22830) is the only approved source to meet this repair requirement and is identified in the Contract Repair Screening Analysis Worksheet (CRSAW).

IX. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION

No further information

X. LIST OF SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED, IN WRITING, INTEREST IN

THE ACQUISITION

GE Aviation Systems LLC CAGE: 35351 3290 Patterson Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1934 Phone: (616) 446-2281

Symetrics Industries LLC CAGE: 22830 DBA: Symetric Industries, LLC DBA Extant Aerospace 1615 W. Nasa Blvd Melbourne, FL 32901-2613 Phone: (321) 254-1500

See section VI for more details.

XI. A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO

REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE

MAKING SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

REQUIRED

As a result of continued refusal by the sole source contractor to provide or license data as well as unacceptable delay of developing additional sources per Sections V and IX, there are no known additional actions which can be taken to remove barriers to competition and therefore, specific actions and milestones cannot be established.

Per PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)- As indicated by signature on the Coordination and Approval Document, the previous J&A has been reviewed and the Approval Authority determines that all stated actions to remove barriers to competition have been accomplished.

XII. CERTIFICATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

As evidenced by my signature above, I have determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

XIII. CERTIFICATION BY THE TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS PERSONNEL

As evidenced by my (our) signature(s) above, I (we) certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my (our) responsibility, is both accurate and complete.