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Justification and Approval (J&A)

1. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Industrial Hardware Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the ability to solicit for DLA requirements on an other than full and open competition basis.

3. Following are the supplies required to meet DLA's needs:

National Stock Number (NSN): 5340-01-191-2353 Item Description: Retaining Strap Quantity: 110 Unit Price:

Total Price

4. This is an acquisition under the statutory authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items at 41 U.S.C. 1901. The applicable regulatory authority permitting other than full and open competition is FAR 13.501(a).

5. The use of the authority cited is necessary because Fairbanks Morse is the only contractor approved to make this retaining strap. The Government does not possess complete unrestricted technical data to develop an item description or specifications for u1 oses of full and o en com etition. This item is used on Tliere are no own a temate items that will satisfy the military services' requirements ·ooless otherwise tested, evaluated and approved by the cognizant Government ESA. The item is coded Acquisition Method Code (AMC) 3 and Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) D - The data needed to acquire this part is not economically available.

6. A solicitation will be issued and posted to DIBBS to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable in future procurements In addition, this justification will be made available for public inspection, with the solicitation, in accordance with FAR 6.305( c ).

7. As the contracting officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on price analysis, including comparison to previous prices paid for the same item that were dete1mined fair and reasonable.

to respond by 9/28/18. As a result of market research, it is determined that there are no other known manufacturers that are cu1Tently capable of supplying the required item. The drawings required to produce these items are proprietary and are not possessed by the Government. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not available.

9. will be sent a copy of the solicitation.

10. Actions to remove or overcome any ban·iers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies and to encourage the submission of offers for alternate products will include periodic screening of the AMC/AMSC codes assigned to the item by a Product Specialist, and the inclusion of Procurement Note L04 -Offers for Part Numbered Items (SEP 2016) to encourage the submission of offers for alternate products.

Technical data packages for alternate items will be sent to the Government ESA for evaluation and potential approval.

I hereby certify that the requirements which form the basis of this justification are accurate, that these supplies meet the Govemment's needs in accordance with applicable specifications and that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Product Specialist