Signed-4.1 JA SPE7L423Q0180-FOIA Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7L423Q0180

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (November 2021) full and open competition. The approved source is the only source approved by the design control activity. There are not currently any 339’s out to the Engineering Support Activity (ESA) and current information indicates that the item is commercial or commercial-of-a-type. Technical Data Certification is attached.

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

The acquisition will be synopsized for 15 days prior to the solicitation opening. At the completion of the synopsis period, the Purchase Request (PR) will be solicited on the internet for 30 days via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).

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

A price analysis will be conducted using historical pricing, the Producer’s Price Index (PPI), and a learning curve analysis. Cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4 will be requested if the offer exceeds the $2M threshold for obtaining cost data, however, it is anticipated that this procurement will not exceed that threshold.

Offerors may be requested to submit information other than cost or pricing data for determining price reasonableness. Based on the above techniques, the Contracting Officer anticipates that the cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

5. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Market research consisted of review of past procurements, market surveys received from interested parties, and internet sources.

Procurement history:

The PO History shows multiple prior awards:

the Contracting Officer hereby determines this item to be “commercial of a type” and FAR 13.5 procedures will be utilized.

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

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.

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

DRS NETWORK (32865)

8. This item is subject to the following methods of locating additional sources:

[ x ] The Solicitation contains DLA Procurement Notes L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items and M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items

9. The J&A from previous procurement SPE7L119R0016 was found in Records Management and is attached to this document (Att1).

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 $750,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Date

APPROVAL/CERTIFICATION

I have reviewed and approve this justification:

Competition Advocate Signature Date

TUBBS.JOHN.

D.1076026684

Digitally signed by

TUBBS.JOHN.D.1076026684

Date: 2023.05.16 09:44:27 -04'00'

DAPO.DOUGLA

S.A.1230220014

Digitally signed by

DAPO.DOUGLAS A.1230220014

Date: 2023 05 24 15:14 32 -04'00'

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[ ] Up to $750,000 Contracting Officer

[ x ] $750,000 to $15,000,000 Competition Advocate

Attachment(s):

#1 – Previous J&A - SPE7L119R0016 #2 – Tech Referral Commercial inquiry #3 – Tech Certification #4 – DRS Pricing List / Catalog