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Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

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MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE J&A No. 13906

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

Components for ALT-186MIL Alternator Tester located in CLB 3 Hawaii. Motor Drive 200V, PN: 160-0255 (1 Ea), Keypad LCD M600-702, PN: 160-0461 (1 Ea), Module Ethernet, Motor Drive, M Series PN: 160-0466, (1 Ea), LTL Freight to California (1 Ea), ALT186 Alternator Tester PN: 240-

0228, (1 Ea), and Packaging and Freight to California (1 Ea).

Required Delivery Date: Best Practicable

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. _X_ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. _X__ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

D&V Electronics is the Sole Source for the ALT-186MIL. They designed the ALT-

186MIL Alternator Tester specifically for the needs of the U.S. Marine Corps. Other companies can provide the components; however, D&V Electronics are the only ones who can correctly program the Drive Motor to meet the specifications and requirement for this specific machine. D & V has a particular combination of required product specifications not found on any other Commercial off the Shelf Product.

2. _X_ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

D&V Electronics are the Original Equipment Manufacturer, Proprietary Equipment.

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

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3. ___ OTHER REASONS.

B. ___ BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

C. ___URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance:

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required:

4. If appropriate, include any additional pertinent information:

V. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

____________________ Teresa M. Phillips 760-577-7909 _________

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

B. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

____________________ D. E. Beaulieu 229-639-6754 _________

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

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