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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7MC25R0008

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

Estimated Base Value:

Estimated Total Value (Base + Options):

Maximum Contract Value with max qty range of 6 AY:

For Add-Ons, Value of Option Years Remaining:

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.

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 of supply, which is the only source known to have the capability of furnishing the required supplies and the only source currently approved by the design control activity.

CAGE COMPANY NAME

99657 MAROTTA CONTROLS INC.

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 description is 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 02/05/2025, the Product Specialist of record certified the accuracy of the approved source(s) and applicable AMC/AMSC codes. A copy of the certificate 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 07/21/2025 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.

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

[ ] Other (Explain): __________________.

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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 06/12/2025 for a period of eight business days and yielded the following results:

No vendors added themselves to the sources sought interested vendors list.

Begini Howard Private Equity (BHPE), LLC. (9SWS7) responded on 06/13/2025 via email to the Sources Sought Notice posted on SAM.gov.

[ ] A waiver of the Source Sought Notice was approved by the HCA or designee on __________________ and is hereby attached.

Market Survey:

[X] A market survey was conducted from 06/12/2025 to 06/24/2025.

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors contacted: MAROTTA CONTROLS, INC. (99657).

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors responding: MAROTTA CONTROLS, INC. (99657).

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Summary of information received relevant to sourcing: See below.

[ ] A market survey was not conducted due to: __________________.

Procurement History:

[X] A review of procurement history for potential manufacturing sources other than those in Section 5 above yielded the following results: None.

General Internet Search:

[X] A general internet search for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed in Section 5 above yielded the following results: None.

[ ] Other (Explain): __________________.

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

CAGE COMPANY NAME

99657 MAROTTA CONTROLS, INC.

9SWS7 BEGINI HOWARD PRIVATE EQUITY (BHPE), LLC

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. (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.

[ ] Other (Explain): _______________________.

In accordance with DFARS PGI 206.303-2, [ ] A copy of the previous justification is attached.

[ X ] A prior justification is not available since this is a first time buy for this material.

[ ] The Contract Specialist could not locate the prior J&A for contract __________________.