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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.: SPE7MX-25-R-X021

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

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

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End item, weapon system, or class of item:

Estimated Base Value: $

Estimated Total Value (Base + Options): $

Maximum Contract Value: $

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(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. Suitable technical data, data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained.

CAGE COMPANY NAME

4U744 FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP.

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

CLIN 0001 and 0002 [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.

CLIN 0001

[X] AMSC C. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering

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

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7MX-25-R-X021

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

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

CLIN 0002

[X] AMSC Z. This part is a commercial/nondevelopmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are available, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid (When one or a limited number of sources are available, then a J&A is required. When an item is coded with AMSC “Z” and is listed on an interchange catalog or appears on a commercial cross reference list, this constitutes full and open competition, and a J&A is not necessary).

On 3/19/2025, 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 08/20/2025 for a period of 1 day.

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

[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 30 days.

[ ] Other (Explain): __________________.

7. I hereby determine 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 3/20/2025 for a period of five business days and yielded the following results:

Response was received from BHPE (9SWS7) showing interest in providing this item. Market surveys were sent to them, but they did not respond.

Market Survey:

[X] A market survey was conducted on/during 3/20/2025.

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors contacted: BHPE (9SWS7)

Linmarr (1GX03) Fluke (4U744) Fotronic (1EZE9) International Television (0EFK4)

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors responding: Fluke (4U744) Fotronic (1EZE9) International Television (0EFK4)

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

Fluke (4U744) o Approved Source, Manufacturer o Large Business, 2,500+ employees o o Market Research Questionnaire Answers:

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They stated NSN 6625-01-553-3137 is commercial

POC looked further into the item it was learned Fluke-189-IIM/AN is a bundled item requested by the Navy which consists of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf items Fluke-289, TL71, IR189USB, AC175 and manuals, therefore NSN 6625-01-509-8205 is a commercial item.

Fotronic (1EZE9) o Small Business Veteran-Owned Dealer for approved source Fluke (89536).

o Market Research Questionnaire Answers: They are interested in a long-term contract .

. Confirmed items are commercial.

International Television (OEFK4) o Small Business Dealer for approved source Fluke (89536).

o Response to Market Research email questions: Stated they sell primarily to Government agencies, but these items are available commercially.

o Market Research Questionnaire Answer: Interested in long-term contract o Market Research Spreadsheet Answers:

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 different than above.

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): A different manufacturer was not found but the following dealers were: Amazon, TEquipment, Grainger, DigiKey, TE TestEquity, Zoro.

[X] Other (Explain):

GSA Advantage Search:

Search of the General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage website found pricing and commerciality for all items.

MMO3:

Review of the MM03 COTS (Commercial off the Shelf) field, revealed both NSNs can be purchased commercially off the shelf.

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

CAGE COMPANY NAME

4U744 Fluke 1EZE9 Fotronic 0EFK4 International Television

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.

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[ ] Up to $750,000 Contracting Officer

[X] Over $750,000 to $15,000,000 Competition Advocate

Attachment(s):

Technical Certification Prior J&A