Sole Source justification CO Signed.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

OKLAHOMA CITY AIR LOGISTICS COMPLEX

(AFMC) TINKER AIR FORCE BASE OKLAHOMA

11 February 2020

TO: AFSC/PZIM

FROM: OC-ALC/OBCA for 76 _MXG

SUBJECT: Sole Source Justification for A20-056E B52 BBL55 Splice Plate Templates

1. 76 AMXG request the purchase of the following item (s):

Three (3) sets of BBL55 Splice Plate Templates, with the following specifications:

• Jig template machined from ½” stock aluminum thickness

• Trimmed to the shape of the original plate, plus 1in minimum perimeter

• Contour of the drill jig template should be machined or formed to match the contour of the faying surface between the splice plate and upper win/upper, within a 0.1” tolerance.

2. Drill jig templates are required for each splice plate requiring replacement, IAW TO 1B- 52H-3-1, paragraph 7.3. The templates and locater pins are needed to transfer fastener hole locations from the old plates removed from the aircraft to the new place being installed. A splice plate must be removed from the aircraft and placed onto the drill jig to shape the appropriate contour. The Squadron anticipated being able to locally manufacturer additional templates for use replacement task. PDM is currently in possession of one good set of templates that were provided by the OEM. To date, the task has been accomplished at 50% of PDM aircraft. Beginning with aircraft 61-0013, the task will be accomplished on 100% of PDM aircraft, therefore additional sets of templates and locater pins are needed to perform the task currently across more than one aircraft.

Without additional sets of templates and locater pins, 625 (25%) hours of rework are estimated to be needed to facilitate repositioning templates between more than one aircraft. Additionally, the 100% replacement task is estimated to extend 17 flow days across multiple PDM aircraft.

3. McFarland Research & Development actually developed this process for Boeing, by utilizing backbone components provided by Amarg. McFarland Research & Dev, created the original jigs, and currently possess actual B52 airframe splice plates. If any other vendor is used, the Squadron would have to retrieve an airframe, and remove major structural components in sections. An offsite company would then shape each of these 12 plates, only removing one from this airframe at a time. This would add 24+ PDM WIP days to this single airframe, as well as delay the acquisition of additional template sets.

McFarland Research & Dev, Inc.

Address 4510 East 47th Street South, Wichita, KS 67210 Contact/Telephone Randall McFarland 316.524.4446 Cage Code 7W8Z1 Type of Business Small Business

4. Market research was performed reviewing Dynamic Small Business Search and System for Award Management databases using North American Industry Classification System Code 333514 looking for companies that could provide the item(s) listed above. A review of small businesses to include 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and Women Owned Small Business was conducted. In review there is only one

(1) source that can provide this commodity for this acquisition.

5. I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13, that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Darla Deangelis

AFSC/PZIM

LaMonica N. Sankara

OC-ALC/OBCA

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