JA6.302-1SPE7L520D5004.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7L520RX004

- Available from only one or a limited number of sources. At this time there is only 1 approved manufacturing source: TEXTRON GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (CAGE 4TVG2).

The use of the authority cited above is supported by the following Acquisition Method Code (AMC) and Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) of the NSN; which were confirmed as complete and accurate by the Land Product Specialist on 8-27-2019 during the technical review of the NSN for placement on this long term contract initiative.

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

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.

5. The source listed in the table below, confirmed by the DLA Land and Maritime Product Specialist on August 27, 2019, during the technical review of the NSN for placement on this long term contract initiative, is currently the only source with the necessary qualifications, ability, and approval to manufacture the item. This is due to one or more of the following:

(X) The listed source is the only source that possesses the complete technical data, rights to the data, and capability necessary to manufacture the item for the required form, fit, function, and quality.

(X) The Government either has no data, inadequate data, and/or lacks rights to the data needed to acquire this part from additional manufacturing sources. At this time, only the source listed possesses the complete data and rights to the data.

(X) The above is also supported by the information stated in the item’s applicable AMSC of ___D____.

Source:

NSN Description Approved

CAGE

Company Name Approved Part Number

2920-01-564-

9692 SWITCH,SAFETY,NEUTR 4TVG2

TEXTRON

GROUND

SUPPORT

P/N 25-10-0007

6. Efforts to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable are:

A Sources Sought Notice was posted on August 26, 2019.

The acquisition will be synopsized in https://beta.sam.gov/ at least 1 day prior to issuance of solicitation.

The solicitation will be posted to DIBBS for 15 days.

Dealer of the approved manufacturing source will be solicited.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. A price analysis will be conducted using historical pricing, the Producer’s Price Index (PPI), and a learning curve analysis. Offerors may also be required to submit information other than certified cost or pricing data if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer in order to determine prices fair and reasonable. Based on the above techniques, the Contracting Officer anticipates the costs to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition included: Researching items on-line via the internet for availability, commerciality, and features; pulling previous procurements of items and determining previous acquisition methods; determining vendor interest in long term contracting for the items; researching/gathering info regarding commerciality of the items; vendor size and business status information; delivery; base year and option years; optimal lengths, and possible price/cost advantages.

Market research consisted of review of past procurements, market surveys received from interested parties, and internet sources. Market Research efforts show that this item has been purchased multiple times by DLA and has a relatively stable pricing history. Market research began with the analysis of prior procurements and their respective acquisition strategies. Market research in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.1 was conducted to determine the commerciality of this item.

Procurement history:

A Sources Sought Notice was posted to www.fbo.gov on August 26, 2019, for this specific item. The posting remained open until September 3, 2019. Vendors were requested to provide the name, location, and points of contact for any sources able to manufacture the item to the acquisition specialist listed in the announcement. No responses were received.

Market Questionnaires and Surveys were sent out on August 27, 2019.

o Techniques used to conduct survey: E-mailed correspondence.

o Types of information requested: Business size, manufacturer or dealer, price breaks, commerciality, estimated delivery, and quantity sensitivity.

o Total number of vendors contacted: Five vendors were contacted. Two provided no survey responses; two indicated no sources, and one completed the survey.

-In regards to how the NSN is different from other commercially available items e.g. unique characteristics to ensure the safe, dependable, and effective operation of military equipment (reliability/durability), weapon system coded, critical item of supply, the Product Specialist stated due to not having the specific characteristics available, DLA is not able to verify the comparisons to commercial items. This is a sole sourced item with a confirmed form, fit and function with many weapon systems. The material is not a COTS item.

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.

During the project development stage, the NSN included on this solicitation was provided to the DLA Land & Maritime Value Management (VM) Unit and DLA Land and Maritime Product Specialist for review; no additional sources were identified during those reviews.

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

TEXTRON GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, CAGE 4TVG2

11. This item is subject to the following methods of locating additional sources in an effort to overcome barriers to competition:

Solicitation will be posted to DIBBS for a period of 15 days.

The solicitation will contain DLAD Procurement Note: L04-Offers for Part Numbered

Items.

The solicitation will contain DLAD Procurement Note: M06-Evaluation of Offers for

Part Numbered Items.

12. Because the most recent prior procurement was under the SAT, no J&A was required.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION:

I hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. If not exceeding $700,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

(X) Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

TUBBS.JOHN.

D.1076026684

Digitally signed by

TUBBS.JOHN.D.1076026684

Date: 2020.03.23 13:54:25 -04'00'