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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

PR 0068166899; SOLICITATION SPE7L4-17-Q-0061

May 15, 2017

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

ORIGINAL

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

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

3. The supplies required to meet the using activity's needs are described as follows:

This solicitation is for 147 each, with no option of NSN 2930-01-576-9904 “CLUTCH

FAN ENGINE”. The AMC/AMSC code for this item is 3D. The solicitation has an estimated base value of

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. The sole source manufacture(s) for this item is AM GENERAL LLC (34623) P/N 6044183

5. If restricted to the only source(s) of supply include source(s) and CAGE code AM GENERAL LLC (34623) The use of the authority cited in other than 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) above:

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 has been retained by AM General (34623), it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. AM General (34623) is currently the only source that is known to possess the data for this item. The technician Dave Phillips confirmed the source and AMC codes on March 30, 2017 via the referral system in EBS.

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

The acquisition will be synopsized on or about 05/17/2017, and will run for 15 days.

The PR will be solicited on the internet for 30 days, via the DLA Internet Bid Board

System (DIBBS).

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

Based upon past contract history and price analysis.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Market Survey [10 U.S.C. 2304(f)(3)(D)]:

A Sources Sought notice was issued March 30, 2017 and was open for 5 days, a market survey was conducted on/during March 2017.

There were no responses received to the Sources Sought Notice.

Total number of vendors contacted: Four Names of vendors contacted: AM General, Plaza Ford, Clarion Ford, and Casa Ford.

Techniques used to conduct survey: The market survey was conducted by e-mail and the Sources Sought was issued through FedBiz.

Types of information requested:

o Validity of Part Number

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

PR 0068166899; SOLICITATION SPE7L4-17-Q-0061

May 15, 2017

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

o Manufacturer or dealer o Commerciality o Estimated delivery o Whether or not item is quantity/price sensitive o No Response was received to the Sources Sought Notice

Summary of information received:

AM General responded to the survey and stated the P/N was valid, this material is considered a commercial item. .

The three Ford dealers that were sent market surveys did not respond.

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item: This “CLUTCH FAN

ENGINE” does meet the definition of a commercial item, per FAR 2.101, it is determined to be commercial.

9. 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.

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

• AM General LLC (34623)

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

• The procurement is being synopsized.

• The solicitation includes DLAD Procurement Notes L04, Offers for Part Numbered Items, and M06, Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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 $700,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Phone Date

Mindy R Messerly Typed name of Contracting Officer

6146924874 05/17/2017

12. No prior J&A’s for this item are available.