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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

PR 0069727852; SOLICITATION SPE7L417R0162

August 29, 2017

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

ORIGINAL

1. The Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Land and Maritime, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies on other than a full and open competition basis.

3. The supplies required to meet the using activity's needs are described as follows:

This solicitation is for 200/400 with option of NSN 2815-01-522-7634, VALVE POPPET ENGINE. The AMC/AMSC code for this item is 3D. The solicitation has an estimated base value of /with option

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is:

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) - Available from only one or a limited number of sources. The sole source for this item is Fairbanks Morse (7PZX0)

5. If restricted to the only source(s) of supply, include source(s) and CAGE code:

Fairbanks Morse (7PZX0) P/N 108522 The use of the authority cited in other than 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) above:

AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.

AMSC D: Fairbanks Morse (7PZX0) is the only known source; the data required is not physically available and cannot be obtained. Fairbanks Morse (7PZX0) is the only entity known to possess the requisite technical data and rights therein to manufacture the part. The 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.

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

The acquisition will be synopsized on or about 08/30/2017; it will run for 14 days, on Fed

Biz Ops ant the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).

The product specialist (J. Harig/FLCB) confirmed on 08/10/2017, that the correct

AMC/AMSC code is 3D.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on price analysis and or competition between small business dealers.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

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

A market survey was conducted on/during August 2017. A Sources Sought Notice was issued August 17, 2017, and was open for 5 days on FedBizOps. No responses were received as result of that notice.

Total number of vendors contacted: Five (5) Names of vendors contacted: Chand LLC , JGILS, Pioneer, JGB, and Howco Techniques used to conduct survey: The market survey was conducted by e-mail.

Types of information requested:

o Size of business o Manufacturer or dealer o Whether stock is on hand, or will need to be manufactured.

o Commerciality o Estimated delivery o Whether or not item is quantity/price sensitive

Summary of information received: Fairbanks Morse does not deal directly with the Government, they sell their material through their exclusive dealer Chand LLC.

Chand LLC responded to the market survey and expressed an interest in the procurement.

They are Fairbanks Morse exclusive dealer, and a large business dealer. This is not a commercial item.

JGILS did not respond to the market survey.

Pioneer responded and stated they were a dealer, delivery is approximately 400 days, and this is not a commercial item.

JGB responded to the market survey with information regarding Chand and Fairbanks

Morse’s relationship. They stated they would be willing to make and offer but the material would be obtained from Chand.

Howco responded and stated that they are a dealer, approximate delivery would be 400 days.

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item: This VALVE POPPET does not meet the definition of a commercial item, per FAR 2.101.

9. Additional facts supporting other than full and open competition are:

Based upon the technical certification on file in DLA Land and Maritime-VEP technical data is not available and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition. The data presently available reflects the minimum needs of the Government.

10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is:

Chand LLC, Pioneer, and Howco

11. This item is subject to the following methods of locating additional sources:

The solicitation contains Procurement notes: (L04) Offers for Part Numbered Items (SEP

2016) and (M06) Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items (SEP 2016) There are no previous J & A’s the other procurements were under SAT.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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 $700,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Phone Date

Mindy R Messerly Typed name of Contracting Officer

6146924874 08/29/2017