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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MX-20-R-0129

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (May 2018)

[ X ] ORIGINAL

[ ] ADDENDUM (attach copy of original J&A for add-ons or revisions)

1. The Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Land and Maritime, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies/services on other than a full and open competition basis.

3. The supplies/services required to meet the using activity’s needs are described as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/P/N QUANTITY EST. VALUE AMSC

RELAY ELECTROMAGNET 5945-00-481-7754 69 1/R

APPROVED CAGE APPRORVED PART NUMBER

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS (26512)

GR835KL1

AUTOMATION PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. (52797)

831-00041

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: Aircraft, F/A-18, A-D, E/F, G (Growler)

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE:

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (BASE + OPTIONS):

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE:

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is:

[ X ] 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - Available from only one or a limited number of sources.

5. If restricted to the only source(s) of supply, include source(s) and CAGE code:

APPROVED CAGE APPRORVED PART NUMBER

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS (26512)

GR835KL1

AUTOMATION PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. (52797)

831-00041

The use of the authority cited below:

[ X ] AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

[ X ] AMSC R. The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. This code is used when the Government did not initially purchase the data and/or rights. If only one source has the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If two or more sources have the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

[ X ] Other: The Quality Assurance Specialist of record reviewed the AMC/AMSC coding and source information. The Quality Assurance Specialist verified it was complete and accurate on April 15, 2020. .

6. Efforts to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable are:

[ X ] The acquisition will be synopsized on or about July 6, 2020.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

Certified Cost or Pricing Data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4 will not be required as the total dollar value is below the requirement threshold. The offeror(s) may be requested to submit information other than cost or pricing data for determining price reasonableness. Negotiations will address the individual cost elements. A price analysis will also be conducted using historical pricing, the Producer Price Index (PPI), and learning curve analysis. Based on the above techniques, the Contracting Officer anticipates the costs to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Describe the market research conducted and the results.

A sources sought was conducted on Beta Sam from 2 June 2020 through 9 June 2020, there were no responses.

Market Survey [10 U.S.C. 2304(f)(3)(D)]:

[ X ] A market survey was conducted on/during April 13, 2020, the Contracting Officer sent a follow up email on June 2, 2020.

Total number of vendors contacted: 3 Names of vendors contacted and responding: Market Surveys were emailed to: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (26512), Automation Products Group, Inc. (52797), and Mil Hut Packaging Company (37HA7). Mil Hut was the only vendor to respond.

Contacted by email and the market survey forms emailed. Types of information requested: Business size, ability to provide a proposal, ability to meet technical, packaging, shipping and delivery requirements, and willingness to provide cost and pricing data if necessary. Summary of information received:

Mil Hut Packaging : of Mil Hut provided the following responses to the Market Survey. Mil Hut is a small business. They are interested in pursuing a Long Term They indicated that these items are not commercial.

9. Additional facts supporting other than full and open competition are:

[ X ] Based upon the technical certification on file in DLA Land and Maritime – VEP technical data is not available and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition. The data presently available reflects the minimum needs of the Government.

10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is: Mil Hut

11. The following actions are being taken to identify additional sources:

[ X ] Solicitation contains DLA Procurement Note, L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items [ X ] Solicitation contains DLA Procurement Note, M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items

12. Previous J&A’s for contracts SPE7M5-20-D-60BL could not be located in Records Management. Previous procurement history was researched to obtain information regarding the use of J&A’s pursuant to PGI 206.303-

2. The previous procurements were purchases below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and did not require the use of J&A’s.

I hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. If not exceeding $700,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Date

APPROVAL/CERTIFICATION

I have reviewed and approve this justification:

Competition Advocate Signature Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[ ] Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

[ X ] $700,000 to $13,500,000 Competition Advocate

SHEARER.MARY.E.125

0702449

Digitally signed by

SHEARER.MARY.E.1250702449

Date: 2020.06.24 16:05:26 -04'00'

HARRIS.ROBERT.T.

1283673070

Digitally signed by

HARRIS.ROBERT.T.1283673070

Date: 2020.06.15 14:16:44 -04'00'