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JOFOC No. 20 - 13 Purchase Request No. 4200731208

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

1. Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center P. O. Box 273 Edwards, California 93523-0273

Contracting activity: Code 210

Justificaiton for Other Than Full and Open Competition 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)

2. The nature and/or description of the action being approved:

This justification documents NASA’s determination to award additional risk reduction tasks to G.E.

Aviation (G.E.), (1 Neumann Way Cincinnati, OH, 45215) in support of the Government’s requests for activities to focus on a Single Side Demonstration (SSD) Propulsion and an Altitude-Capable High- Voltage Energy Storage System.

3. Description of the supplies or services required, including an estimated value:

The objective of this requirement is to assist NASA in reducing the risk and cost of potential future flight demonstration procurement(s) that support the accomplishment of Mid- and Far-Term Community Outcomes stated above, and the accomplishment of the NASA ARMD critical commitment associated with subsonic transports. The additional tasks awarded to G.E. will future assist in the reduction of these risk.

Estimated modification value: $10M

4. Statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

Citations 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements and awarding to any other source would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition and lead to unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

NASA solicited and awarded multiple contracts in support of the Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) risk reduction effort using full and open competition. As part of the contract requirements, the contractor was required to identify risk reduction task related to EAP. NASA reviewed the associated risk reduction task and identified the need to request additional tasks from G.E. to further expand on the current awarded tasks under contract 80AFRC19C0013. G.E. has worked on the development of the SSD configuration intended for the aircraft flight nacelle configuration, the development of a converter, and the reduction of thermal runaway risk for integrated battery packages. G.E.’s knowledge and expertise developed

JOFOC No. 20 - 13 Purchase Request No. 4200731208 throughout the initial awarded task and the relationship of the new tasks to these tasks makes the company uniquely qualified to further pursue these risk reduction efforts. G.E. also owns the proprietary data associated with the performance of this requirement.

6. Description of the efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.202:

A Notice of Contract Action “80AFRC19SS015” was posted to the Contracting Opportunities website 06

May, 2020 with a closing date of 11 May, 2020.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The Government expects to obtain fair and reasonable pricing through previously awarded task using adequate competition, and a cost analysis on tasks that are not the same or similar to other task performed under the current contracts. The final determination of a fair and reasonable price will be based on a price analysis per FAR 15.404-1.

8. Description of the market research conducted, and the results, or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted:

A Notice of Contract Action has been posted which will allow interested source to submit their capability statements and any other information related to their ability to support the risk reduction requirements.

There were no new sources identified and therefore it is determined that sole sourcing the additional risk reduction task to G.E. is applicable to this acquisition.

9. Other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition:

None

10. Sources, if any, that expressed an interest, in writing, in the acquisition:

None

11. The actions the Agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required:

At this time it is very difficult to remove or overcome any barriers to competition. The current effort is for additional risk reduction efforts related to a current G.E. contract.