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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.: SPE7MX25R0026

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

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

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 01/02/2025 for a period of five business days and yielded the following results:

Market Survey:

[X] A market survey was conducted on/during 01/02/2025 via e-mail correspondence. Types of information requested were business size, manufacturer or dealer, price breaks, commerciality, estimated delivery, and quantity sensitivity.

Names and CAGE Codes of 4 vendors contacted:

BHPE (9SWS7)

Coastal Design (3EAU9) Electric Boat Corporation (96169) Datacon Inc. (9M789)

Names and CAGE Codes of 3 vendors responding:

Coastal Design (3EAU9) Electric Boat Corporation (96169) Datacon Inc. (9M789)

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

Coastal Design (3EAU9)

Approved Source, Manufacturer.

Electric Boat Corporation (96169)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7MX25R0026

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

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Approved Source, Manufacturer, large business.

Datacon Inc. (9M789) Approved Source, Manufacturer, small business, 50 employees.

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): None

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): None

GSA SEARCH

o No records were found.

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7MX25R0026

INTERNET SEARCH

o No records were found.

MMO3

o COTS field (Commercial off the Shelf) was NO.

Summary of information received:

This acquisition is for the establishment of a Long-Term Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) using Other than Full and Open Competition under FAR Part 15 procedures based on the following:

Market research found

Acquisition history, previous DIBBs quotes, and market research indicate there is no reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more responsible small businesses offering a domestic product from a small business concern, also a set aside for socioeconomic small businesses (i.e.: 8(a), Hub Zone, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, or WOSB) is not appropriate for this acquisition as there is no reasonable expectation of obtaining two offers from small socioeconomic businesses.

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item:

This item has been determined NOT COMMERCIAL based on: Market research response from an approved source, The GSA search found no matches and internet searches revealed no sources for the item. CID has no prior commercial determination. Procurement history shows no prior commercial determination.

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

CAGE COMPANY NAME

9M789 Datacon Inc.

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7MX25R0026

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)

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.

In accordance with DFARS PGI 206.303-2.

11. Previous Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition.

[X] The Contract Specialist could not locate the prior J&A for contract due to it being an AIDC.