JA SPE7LX25RX032_Redacted.pdf

DECONTROLLED 05/15/2025 C. Bucher

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7LX-25-R-X032

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

(February 2025) 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

51828 Bren-Tronics Defense, LLC 0UU59 Ultralife Corp.

63760 BAE Systems Controls Inc.

8M6A5 BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

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

AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

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

AMSC R. The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. This code is used when the Government did not initially purchase the data and/or rights. If only one source has the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If two or more sources have the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

On 04/22/2025, 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:

The acquisition will be synopsized on or about 05/05/2025 for a period of 15 days.

A synopsis exception cited in FAR 5.202 applies (Explain): __________________.

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

The solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System for a minimum of 30 days.

Other (Explain): __________________.

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:

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7LX-25-R-X032

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

(February 2025) o o o o Does not consider item to be commercial o o

A

Procurement History:

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): None.

General Internet Search:

A general internet search for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results (If none, so state): Other manufacturers make storage batteries, but are not approved for this specific NSN.

Other (Explain): __________________.

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

CAGE COMPANY NAME

51828 Bren-Tronics Defense, LLC 0UU59 Ultralife Corp.

8M6A5 BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

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

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.(All AMSC codes EXCEPT AMSC B)

The solicitation contains DLAD Procurement Note, L22 Restriction of Alternate Offers for Source Controlled Items, which advises Offerors who are interested in qualifying their product for purposes of future acquisitions that they must contact the design control activity specified on the source control drawing. (AMSC B only)

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- SAR@dla.mil for additional information on the steps required to submit a Source Approval Request Package for evaluation.