SPE4AX24R0005_Redacted.pdf
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This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) form for a Defense Logistics Agency Aviation contract for aircraft fuel cells. The justification supports a limited competition Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one base year and four 12-month option periods, citing authority 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) for limited sources.
The competition is limited to two qualified manufacturers: Meggitt (CAGE 56221) and AMFUEL (CAGE 05476). While other companies expressed interest through a Request for Information in August 2021 and Sources Sought in October 2022 (including Kihomac and Response Technologies), they are not currently approved sources. Response Technologies is continuing Phase II source qualification with projected completion in July 2026. The acquisition will be synopsized around November 6, 2023. Competition between Meggitt and AMFUEL is expected to ensure fair and reasonable pricing. The justification notes that Kihomac, Floats and Fuel Cells, and GKN Aerospace discontinued their qualification efforts and are not expected to participate in the market.
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CUI
JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
FOR SOLE SOURCE AND LIMITED COMPETITION
1. Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Contracting Activity: _D_L_A_A_via_· _ti_on_-_A ____________ _
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2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies/services on other than a full and open competition basis.
l✓ I New Action □ Amendment: ________________________ _
3. The supplies/services required to meet the using activity's needs are described as follows:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
See Attachment 1
*If too numerous, attach list ofNSNs and AMSC codes.
This acquisition:
NSNIPN QUANTITY ESTIMATED VALUE
4. Tfpe , fContract(mayinclude number of base years) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (One base year) will not include an option.
D will include a _____ % option for increased quantity. Total estimated dollar value of option quantity is$ _____ _
[Z] will include an option to extend the tenn of the contract for a period of_ 4_8 ___ .months, exercisable in increments of 12 months. Total estimated dollar value of all option periodsis $ . The maximum dollar value of all option periods is $.....___.
The total estimated dollar value of this acquisition is: (inclusive of any options) $~ The maximum dollar value of this acquisition is: (inclusive of any options)$
5. The statutory authority pennitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S. C. 3204( a)( 1) - Available from only one or limited number of sources.
6. Effo1ts to improve DoD Competition in accordance with DFARS 206.303-2:
I ✓ IA sources sought notice or Request for Infonnation (RFI) in accordance with DFARS PGI 206.302-l (d) was posted in Contract Oppo1tunities on October 4th, 2022 . Results of the sources sought notice/RPI resulted in the following:
DLA Aviation issued a Request for Information in August 31, 2021. Two companies, Kihomac (Cage 3L2L3) and Response Teclmologies (Cage 7CYJ9) responded. Neither KIHOMAC or Response Teclmologies are approved sources of supply for any of the parts in the proposed contract population.
DLA issued a Sources Sought in October 2022. Kihomac (Cage 3L2L3), Response Teclmologies (Cage 7CYJ9), Meggitt (Cage 56221), and AMFUEL (Cage 05476) were respondents, expressing interest in a long-term contracting arrangement.
D A mass sources sought notice which included NSN(s) _______________________ _ was posted to Contract Opportunities on. _______ . Date must be most cmTent Contract Oppo1tunities posting (i.e., within a six month period). If too numerous, attach list ofNSNs.
D A waiver of sources sought notice/RPI was approved by the HCA or designee on. __________ and is hereby attached.
7. The acquisition is restricted to the only source(s) of supply known to have the capability of furnishing the required supplies/services.
Source(s) are:
A VN Form S53, JAN 2023 CUI
CONTROLLED BY: (AGENCY)
CONTROLLED BY:
CUI CATEGORY:
DISTRIBUTION/DISSEMINATION
CONTROL:
POC: 1
CAGE COMPANY NAME
56221 Meggitt
05476 AMFUEL
The use of authority 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)( l) is based on:
171 AMC 1.
□ AMC2.
□AMC3.
□ AMC4.
0 AMC5.
□AMSCA.
l ✓ I AMSCB.
[Z] AMscc.
□AMSCD.
□AMSCH.
□AMSCK
□AMSCL.
□AMSCM
□AMSCN.
ll] AMSCP.
□AMSCQ.
□ AMSC R.
□ AMSCS.
□AMSC U.
□ AMSCV
□AMSCY.
□AMSCZ.
Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.
Suitable for competitive acquisition for the first time.
Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.
Acquire, for the first time, directly from the manufacturer.
Acquire directly from the sole source contractor, who is not the manufacturer.
The Government' s right to use data in its possession is questionable. This code is under review and will be updated when the review is complete.
This must be acquired from a manufacturing source( s) specified on a source control drawing.
This pa1t required engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.
The data needed to acquire this pa1t is not economically available.
The Government does not have sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this pa1t from other than the cwTent source. This code is under review and will be updated when the review is complete.
This pa1t must be produced from class 1 castings under MIL-STD-2175.
The annual buy value of this pa1t falls below the screening threshold established by DoD.
Manufacture of this part requires use of master or coordinated tooling.
Manufacture of this pa1t requires special test and/or inspection facilities to maintain function or system integrity.
The rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional source(s) are not owned by the Government and cannot be pw·chased, developed, or othe1wise obtained.
The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both. It is not economical to buy the data or rights to the data.
The Government does not own the data or rights to the data needed to pw·chase this part from another source. It is not economical to procure the data or rights to the data.
Acquisition ofthis item is restricted to Government approved sow·ce(s) because the item involves military sensitive technology.
The cost to the Govemment to breakout this pa1t and acquire it competitively has been determined to exceed the projected savings over the life span of the pa1t .
This part has been designated a high reliability part. Probability of failw·e would be unacceptable. The engineering activity has detennined that data to define and control reliability limits cannot be obtained.
The design of this pa1t is unstable. Engineering, manufacturing, or perfonnance characteristics indicate that the required design objectives have not been achieved.
This part is a commercial/no-developmental/off-the-shelf item.
l✓ I Other:
One item is AMSC G, two are AMSC T, market research indicates we only expect participation from CAGEs 56221 and 05476.
NOTE: A technical certification is required for acquisitions over $15 million
A VN Form S53, JAN 2023 CUI
8. Effo11s to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable are:
I✓ I The acquisition will be synopsized onor about 1110612023 and any fum requesting a solicitation copy will be provided one. D A synopsis exception cited in FAR 5.202 applies: (Explain) _______________________ _
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Manufacturers of similar products identified in the market survey will be solicited.
Dealers of the manufacturers will be solicited.
Other: (Explain) Market research indicates there are only two capable and qualified manufacturing sources for these items. Those sources are
AMFUEL and Meggitt.
9. I hereby detennine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. (Explain) ____________ _ Competition between the two identified qualified sources, Meggitt and AMFUEL, is anticipated.
10. A market survey as defined by FAR 10:
I✓ I was conducted, and fu1US indicating an interest in the acquisition will be solicited. Market research effo1ts, include:
requests for infonnation (RFI), sources sought, Industry Days, customer engagements, targeted outreach with market leaders, internet searches, phone calls, meetings, and data pulls.
□ was not conducted due to: ------------------------------------
11. Additional facts supporting other than full and open competition are:
Based upon the technical certification on file, technical data is not available and cannot be developed to pennit full and open competition. The data presently available reflects the minimum needs of the Govemment.
When FAR 6.302-1 is cited for substantial duplication of costs in the case of a follow-on acquisition as described in
6.302-l (a)(2)(ii)(A), an estimate if the cost to the Govemment that would be duplicated and how the estimate was derived: -------------------------------------------
When FAR 6.302-1 is cited for unacceptable delays in the case of a follow-on acquisition as described in 6.302-l (a)(2)(ii)(B), describe the unacceptable delays: ________________________ _
Other:------------------------------------------
12. A listing of somces, if any, indicating an interest in v.•riting in the acquisition are: (if none, state none)
CAGE COMPANY NAME
None(see 13)
13. The actions, being taken to overcome ban-iers to competition before any subsequent acquisition are made: (Explain) Response Technologies, Cage 7CYJ9, is continuing into Phase II of source qualification and is projected to be qualified and at full rate production in July 2026.
Kihomac(Cage 3L2L3), Floats and Fuel Cells, and GKN Aerospace discontinued their qualification efforts and are not anticipated to participate in the market.
Procumraect Notes L 04 &: M06 ril be included ill the solicitation if I a:aditional solicitation is p-epartd ( if noc-lene! soticiratioo i.sued). If lener solicitations in i.sued and irueresc is teCffl'fd from. other man a.pprcl\'ed somtes I solicitation wi1ll be pnpartd 10 include M 06JL04
APPROVAL
APPROVAL LEVELS OF THE JUSTIFICATION - FAR 6.304
O notexceeding $750,000 . ... ........ ...................... ...................... . Contracting Officer D over $750,000 not exceeding $15,000,000 ..... .................... .. Competition Advocate ILJ over $15,000,000 not exceeding $100,000,000 ...... ...... ........... Head of Contracting Activity
TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION - FAR 6.302-2(c) Supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel and which form the basis for this justification have been certified as complete and accurate by the cognizant technical/requirements Personnel. Signature of technical/requirements personnel is not required.
DLA COUNSEL AVIATION - DLAD 1.691(e)(3)(i) DLA Counsel A via ti on has reviewed this Form S53 and concluded it creates a legally sufficient justification for restricting competition pursuant to
10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(l) and FAR 6.302-1 for sole source tactical acquisitions for NSNs in the federal supply system at or below $15 million. For acquisitions above SI S million, signature of the Aviation Deputy Chief Counsel is required to document legal sufficiency:
Elan Taylor, Associate Counsel Name and Title Signature
CONTRACTING OFFICER- FAR 6.303-2(b)(12)
--- 10/24/2023
Phone Date
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.
John H. Henley III, Contracting Officer
Name and Title
HENLEY.JOHN.H.I111 ~t,:"~1c,":~m-
Oate: 2023.10.23 13~ ,...__ ______ _ Signature
COMPETITION ADVOCATE- FAR 6.304(a)(2)
--- 10/23/23 Phone Date
The Competition Advocate for the procuring activity designated pursuant to FAR 6.50 I has reviewed and hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. If over $750,000, but not exceeding $15 million this signature serves as the approval.
Yolanda Calvin Maupin - Senior Procurement Analyst
Name and Title
MAUPINYOLANDAC. ~JN.~~~ I Date; 2023.10.24 09~
Signature
HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY - FAR 6.304(a)(3)
--- 10.24.23 Phone Date
The Head of Contracting Activity has reviewed and approved this Justification for a proposed contract over $ I 5 million, but not exceeding$ I 00 million.
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Name and Title Signature Phone Date
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