SPE7L019R0013_Redacted_J&A.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7L0-19-R-0013

DPACS pdp127 (JUNE 12)

ORIGINAL

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

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of an item of supply on other than a full and open competition basis.

3. The item of supply required to meet the using activity's needs is described as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/PN QUANTITY EST.VALUE AMSC

Tie Rod, Steering 2530-01-485-3168 1452 3D P/N 3353278 P/N 4793.00.03

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: The highest weapon system being supported as the parent WSDC for all army MRAP WSDCS.

This acquisition is to establish an indefinite delivery contract with a three-year base and two, one-year option periods for a total period of five years.

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE

FOR ADD-ONS, PROVIDE VALUE OF OPTION YRS REMAINING ___NA______

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

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

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited in paragraph 4:

If restricted to the only source(s) of supply, include source(s) and CAGE code: Oshkosh Defense, LLC (75Q65) and Pailton, Inc (7C2V9) are the only sources known to possess the technical data needed to manufacture this item.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.

AMSC D. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other

DPACS pdp127 (JUNE 12) adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. AMSC 3, 4 or 5 are valid.

On Feb 7, 2019 the product specialist of record confirmed the AMC/AMSC coding of 3/D. On Mar 7, 2019 the product specialist updated the sources as Oshkosh Defense (75Q65) and Pailton, Inc. (7C2V9) are the only approved sources for this item. On 3-14-19 to the product specialist verified and confirmed that Oshkosh Defense and Pailton Inc. are the only approved sources.

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

The acquisition will be synopsized on or about Feb 20, 2019.

Dealers of the manufacturer will be solicited.

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

This will be a 3-year base contract. A price analysis will be conducted using historical pricing, the Producer Price Index (PPI), and the learning curve analysis. The offeror(s) may be required to submit information other than the above data for determining price reasonableness. 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:

Total number of vendors contacted: 2

Names of vendors contacted: Oshkosh Defense, LLC (75Q65) and Ruta Supplies Inc. (0NJT4)

Techniques used to conduct survey: A market research survey was emailed from Dec 13, 2018 to Dec 21, 2018. A Sources Sought notice was posted on FedBizOps on Dec 13, 2018 response date of Dec 21, 2018. No responses were received from the Sources Sought Notice.

Types of information requested: Vendor was asked to identify if they are a manufacturer, dealer or distributor, and their business size. Additionally, the vendor was asked about interest in pursuing a Long Term Contract (LTC) for the item, their inventory capability, and if the base/option year structure they preferred. Also, the vendor was asked about their Production Lead Time (PLT) days, deliverability in PLT, Commerciality, preferable pricing i.e. Firm Fixed Price (FFP) or Economic Price Adjustment (EPA), and POC information.

Summary of information received:

Oshkosh Defense, LC (75Q65) and Ruta Supplies Inc. (0NJT4) did not respond to the market survey.

Describe the market research conducted and the results: Buyer started market research efforts on Dec 13, 2018 through Dec 21, 2018. On Feb 6, 2019 VE confirmed that there are no pending source approvals request (SAR) with ESA.

DPACS pdp127 (JUNE 12)

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item(s):

The item in this solicitation have been determined to be non-commercial. No catalog price is available and no un-redacted commercial invoice could be provided. The buyer did an online search for the NSN. There is no indication, through the OEM’s website, GSA Advantage website or others that the item is sold commercially. The EBS system under MM03 showed item as not commercial. The highest priority weapon system for these items to be used on is the the parent WSDC for all army MRAP WSDCS.

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.

Forecast information is available to all potential sources for both sole source and competitive items. The DLA Supplier Requirements Visibility Application (SRVA) is a database that is available via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS). SRVA provides potential sources the opportunity to search for information on DLA’s anticipated requirements based on updated monthly forecasts. Essentially it provides 24 months of sole source and competitive projected purchase order quantities. Potential alternate sources for current sole source items can easily see DLA’s forecasted procurements and can contact the Value Management Unit to become approved sources for sole source and code and part number items. The DLA Land and Maritime Value Management Unit continually seeks out sole source, limited competition over-priced, low reliability and hard to buy items to improve their value and support posture.

10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is: While no interest was shown at the time of market research, history shows that Oshkosh Defense LLC 75Q65) has providing this item consistently over the years.

11. The solicitation contains the DLA Land and Maritime Procurement Notes L04, Offers for Part Numbered Items, and M06, Evaluation of offers for Part Numbered Items.

12. No prior J&A could be found in Records Management.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and

DPACS pdp127 (JUNE 12) complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. If not exceeding $700,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Date

Mary E. Shearer Competition Advocate Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

(X) Up to $700,000.00 Contracting Officer

(X) $700,000.00 to $13,500,000 Competition Advocate

COTTONGIM.KEL

LY.E.1230104111

Digitally signed by

COTTONGIM.KELLY.E.1230104

Date: 2019.03.15 09:23:28 -04'00'

SHEARER.MAR

Y.E.1250702449

Digitally signed by

SHEARER.MARY.E.1250702449

Date: 2019.03.18 11:26:45 -04'00'