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:

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 U.S. Coast Guard, The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), and Industrial Operations Division (IOD) Product Line intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C 3204 (a)(1), as implemented in FAR 13.106-1(b) (1). This requirement is for the testing, repair and calibration of the Testek Aircraft Electrical Component Test Stand (AECTS), Model 101990-P31. The AECTS performs functional and diagnosis testing on a variety of alternating and auxiliary power unit (APU) generators that are used on MH-60, MH-65, HC144 AND HC-130 product lines.

Description Quantity

Field Service – 5 Days Onsite

1 ea

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

TESTEK SOLUTIONS (CC: 06659)

28320 LAKEVIEW DR

WIXON, MI 48393

UEI: KJWFZGACBL59

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

Testek Solutions Cage code (06659) is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the hardware and the intellectual property owner of the software that makes up the Testek systems currently installed throughout the USCG's ALC. As such, Testek holds all proprietary rights to the system's design and data and do not license its use to any other companies. Testek is the only company which possesses the service manual and technical information required to repair the system's hardware and to reprogram its software. The rights to the technical data necessary to have this system repaired and reprogrammed by any vendor other than Testek Solutions, are not owned by the Government.

As the owner of all proprietary rights to the Generator Test Stand, Testek, Solutions. is the only one in possession of the technical data related to the system's design and function. This information is required to service the hardware and make any changes to software code. This technical data is not owned by the Government nor is this information licensed https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/5.102 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1

Last Updated 11/01/24 to any other commercial sources. The Generator Test Stand system is vital to ALC's Electrical Shop work for testing starter generators. They are the only contractor with the proprietary data required to perform the work, the technical expertise to interpret the data, and the ability to solve technical problems.

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)

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS POC DATE

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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