JA6.302-1SPE7L320R0076 - Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7L3-20-R-0076

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

(AUG 2016)

[X] ORIGINAL

[ ] ADDENDUM (attach copy of original J&A for add-ons or revisions)

1. The Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Land and Maritime, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is for the acquisition of supplies on other than a full and open competition basis.

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

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN

P/N

QUANTITY TOTAL VALUE AMSC

Actuator, Mechanical 3040-01-468-0848 / J15662091-2

26/EA D

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DDG.

This is a definite quantity contract for a total quantity of 26 EA.

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is:

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - Available from only one or a limited number of sources.

5. If restricted to the only source of supply, include source and CAGE code:

JERED LLC (Jered) CAGE 98523, part number J15662091-2, is the only approved source.

The use of the authority cited below:

AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

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.

The Government does not have rights to the technical data. A review of the document availability code reveals that manufacturer Jered is uniquely qualified to manufacture this item because they are the only owners of the technical drawings and data. On 12 August 2020, a referral was sent to Product Specialist to certify the accuracy of AMC/AMSC and the list of approved sources. replied on 17 August 2020, confirming that the AMC, AMSC, part number and approved source list was accurate and complete. Referral can be found in Records Management. This item is NOT designated as a critical safety item (CSI).

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7L3-20-R-0076

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

(AUG 2016)

9. Additional facts supporting other than full and open competition are:

Based upon the technical certification on file in DLA Land and Maritime-VEP, technical data is not available and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition. The data presently available reflects the minimum needs of the Government.

10. A listing of sources indicating an interest in the acquisition:

Jered LLC (98523) based on past history and market survey response.

11. The following actions are being taken to identify additional sources:

[X] This solicitation will contain DLAD Procurement Notes L04 (offers for part numbered items) and M06

(evaluation of offers for part numbered items) which permit offers to quote alternate items.

Per PGI 206.304 (a)(1), the requirement states, “The justification shall include a copy of the previous justification to assist the approval authority in determining whether the planned actions to remove any barriers to competition cited on the previous justification were completed.” The last ten (10) previous procurements for this NSN were under the simplified acquisition threshold, and therefore did not require a J&A.

I hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Monica Whiting, Contracting Officer

Mary Shearer,- Competition Advocate

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

( ) Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

( X ) $700,000 to $13,500,000 Competition Advocate

( ) $13,500,000 to $93,000,000 Head of Contracting Activity (HCA)

( ) over $93,000,000 Senior Procurement Executive (AQ)

WHITING.MONICA.L.

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Digitally signed by

WHITING.MONICA.L.1378381815

Date: 2020.09.17 07:03:46 -04'00'

SHEARER.MARY.E.1

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Digitally signed by

SHEARER.MARY.E.1250702449

Date: 2020.09.23 16:06:14 -04'00'