Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition.pdf

Last Updated 11/01/24

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FOR FAR 13.106-1(b)

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER:

4323-GM02

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE, INCLUDING OPTIONS:

(Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT)

AUTHORITY JUSTIFICATION TYPE

☒ 13.106-1(b)(1) ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

☐ FAR 5.102(a)(6), FAR

11.105, FAR 13.106-1

(b) (1)

BRAND NAME – Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) intends to purchase the item shown in the table below on a sole source basis directly from the

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) – L3Harris Aviation Products, (CAGE Code: 25583), hereinafter referred to as L3Harris. Any resultant order will include FAR clause 52.217-6 for the possible purchase of additional quantities as specified.

Nomenclature National Stock Number (NSN) Part Number (PN) Initial Quantity Optional Quantity

CABLE FA2100 CICC/3 6150-01-583-8361 17TES0075 10 each 15 each

These CICC/3 FA2100 Ethernet Interface Cables are utilized to download and decompress flight data from the C-130J and C27J utilizing the current approved CASE Laptops and Recorder Data Interface (RDI) FA2100 Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) download and decompression software tool from L3Harris. This is the direct approved replacement of the obsolete Portable Interface Handheld

Downloader.

SUGGESTED SOURCE NAME, ADDRESS, & UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI):

L3Harris Aviation Products (CAGE Code: 25583)

5353 52nd Street SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49512-9702

UEI: JXBJK7KZBLF9

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

The original OEM of these cables is L3Harris. This CICC/3 FA2100 Ethernet Interface Cable is utilized to download and decompress flight data utilizing the RDI FA2100 Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) download and decompression software tool from L3Harris.

The USCG has L3Harris FA2100 DFDRs installed on its C-130J and C-27J aircraft. L3Harris is the OEM of the FA2100 DFDRs. They are the only vendor currently available to provide a ground station software download and decompression tool to retrieve the data from the

FA2100.

Market research has revealed that L3Harris is the OEM and only authorized distributor for this cable. L3Harris is the sole proprietor of the

RDI download and decompression software tool and they own the exclusive data rights. This requirement is for an existing system already in place on 2 USCG aircraft models. It would not be economically feasible at this time to solicit other vendors for a whole new program, as this is an upgrade of a system already in place.

These services are not available from any mandatory Government source IAW FAR 8.002 or from any non-mandatory source IAW FAR

8.004. Safran does not have any other authorized repair facilities. A combined synopsis/solicitation will be posted to the Contract Opportunities section of the web site at www.sam.gov. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

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Last Updated 11/01/24

CONTRACTING OFFICER - FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION METHODS:

☐ MARKET RESEARCH

☒ COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICE WITH PRICES FOUND REASONABLE ON PREVIOUS PURCHASES

☐ CURRENT PRICE LIST

☒ COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR ITEMS IN A RELATED INDUSTRY

☐ COMPARISON TO IGCE

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (EXPLAIN)

☐ OTHER (EXPLAIN)

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