JA SPE7L125Q1980 redacted_Redacted.pdf

CUI

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.302-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7L125Q1980

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (February 2025)

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

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.

[ X ] Original [ ] Addendum: __________________

[ ] FAR Part 15 [ ] FAR Part 12 [ X ] FAR Subpart 13.5

Contract Type:

[ X ] Firm-Fixed Price [ ] Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) [ ] Cost Reimbursable [ ] Other (explain)_____________________________

[ X ] Fixed Quantity: [ X ] Option: 100% [ ] No Option

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

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/P/N QUANTITY EST. VALUE AMSC

Power Supply 6130-01-567-0380 260 EA D

End item, weapon system, or class of item: WSIC: F WSDC: Z9N End Item: Fighter Aircract – First (F18 E/F)

Estimated Base Value:

Estimated Total Value (Base + Options):

Maximum Contract Value:

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.

Controlled by: DLA Land and Maritime Controlled by: [FLSCD]

CUI Category: PROCURE/SSEL Distribution/Dissemination Control: FED ONLY

POC: ]

FAR 6.302-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7L125Q1980

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (February 2025)

5. The Government requires spare parts that are form, fit, and functionally interchangeable with those currently used on the supported end item or weapon system. The acquisition is restricted to the following source(s) of supply, which are the only source(s) known to have the capability of furnishing the required supplies and the only source(s) currently approved by the design control activity.

CAGE COMPANY NAME

72914 Grimes Aerospace Company

The use of the authority at 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) is based on:

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

The following AMSC descriptions are available in DFARS PGI 217.7506 Part 2.

[ X ] AMSC D. 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. AMCS 3, 4, or 5 are valid.

On 7/01/2025, the Product Specialist of record certified the accuracy of the approved source(s) and applicable AMC/AMSC codes. A copy of the certification is attached.

6. The following efforts are being taken to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable:

[ X ] The acquisition will be synopsized on or about 7/2/2025 for a period of 1 days.

[ X ] Dealers of the approved source(s) will be solicited.

[ X ] The solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System for a minimum of 10 days.

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

A price analysis will be conducted based on a comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation and/or a comparison of proposed prices to historical prices paid. Certified cost or pricing data, when required by FAR 15.403-4, and data other than certified cost or pricing data, will be requested and obtained as necessary to establish a fair and reasonable price, and a cost analysis may be performed on the data submitted.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Sources Sought Notice:

[ X ] A Sources Sought Notice was posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov on 6/23/2025 for a period of five business days and yielded the following results: No Responses Received.

FAR 6.302-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7L125Q1980

Market Survey:

[ X ] A market survey was conducted on/during 6/23/2025.

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors contacted: Grimes Aerospace Company (72914) Names and CAGE Codes of vendors responding: None.

Summary of information received relevant to sourcing (i.e., dealer/manufacturer; intended manufacturing source): N/A.

Commerciality information: COTS field in EBS is populated as “Y”. During market research, contracting officer identified a prior commercial item determination, dated 3/09/2016 for the same NSN for solicitation # SPE4A516Q0595. The material master was updated to reflect the commercial item determination. The contracting officer determines this item to be commercial of a type.

Procurement History:

[ X ] A review of procurement history for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results (If none, so state): No other manufacturing sources identified.

General Internet Search:

[ X ] A general internet search for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results (If none, so state): No other manufacturing sources identified.

9. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is (If none, so state): No responses to market survey, although the OEM, Grimes Aerospace, has quoted on and has been awarded the previous 19 awards.

10. The following actions are being taken to overcome barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition is made:

[ X ] The solicitation contains DLAD Procurement Note, L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items, which describes the process for submitting an alternate offer on the current procurement and requesting evaluation of an alternate product’s technical acceptability for future procurements of the same item.

DLA Land and Maritime encourages vendors that may be interested in becoming an approved source, even if there is not an active solicitation, to contact the DLA Land and Maritime Source Approval Monitor at DSCCAO-

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (February 2025)