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SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (J&A)

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY AVAILABLE. THIS DETERMINATION

MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER.

WHEN THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBES AN ITEM WITH A PURCHASE DESCRIPTION WHICH LIMITS

THE AVAILABILITY TO ONE SOURCE, THE JUSTIFICATION MUST EXPLAIN WHY THE ITEM IS

THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENT. STATEMENTS SUCH

AS "ONLY KNOWN SOURCE" OR "ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN MEET THE REQUIRED DELIVERY

DATE" ARE INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE. THE CUSTOMER SHALL

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

PURCHASE REQUEST OR

REQUISITION NUMBER

4239/D013/4241-D101

PROJECT/TASK NUMBER

SEHO

ESTIMATED AMOUNT (OVER $3,000

BUT NOT EXCEEDING $150,000)

$33,877.00

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRE, AND THE INTENDED

USE

The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Safety & Environmental

Health Office (SEHO) has a requirement on a sole source basis, to procure the RDI FA2100 Cockpit

Voice Recorder (CVR) Download Cables (P/Ns 17-TES0075 & 17TES0078) from L3Harris.

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE,

The USCG has L3Harris FA2100 CVRs installed on its C-130J and C-27J aircraft. L3Harris is the

OEM of the FA2100 CVR. They are the only vendor currently available to provide a ground station software CVR Download & Ethernet Interface Cable to retrieve the data from the FA2100.

REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN PROVIDE

THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES:

L3Harris is the only source qualified to fulfill this requirement in that they own the proprietary data rights to the FA2100 CVR & RDI ground station software and can thus provide the hardware, software and support.

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER

INFORMATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION HAS

NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

L3Harris is the sole proprietor of the RDI download and decompression system 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.

PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO

REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE

ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED

As stated above, L3Harris will not sell the proprietary data rights for this download and decompression software system, which has limited the USCG’s ability to provide adequate technical description to potential new sources. Therefore, it is difficult to take steps to foster competition on a proprietary system.

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF

CUSTOMER

Gary Siatkowski – Flight Data P.M.

CODE

TELEPHONE

NUMBER

(252)335-6488

DATE

08/28/2024

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING

OFFICER

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CODE

TELEPHONE

NUMBER

3434LOIJLK

DATE

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For orders placed under FSS – prepare sole source justifications using FAR Part 6.303-2 and cite the authority of Section 201 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of

1949 (40 U.S.C. 501).