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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7LX-16-X-0029

DLA Land and Maritime Justification & Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition (J&A) (April 2014)

X ORIGINAL

ADDENDUM

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

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies on an other than a full and open competition basis. This DLA Land and Maritime acquisition is for an Indefinite Quantity firm, fixed price type corporate contract for a spare part. The proposed acquisition is for DLA-managed items for which Auto Valve (91511) and Lockheed Martin (98897). The acquisition will include National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-156-7205, Cock, Poppet Drain. Item is for aircraft weapon systems including Stratofortress, Hercules C-130, AC-130H and the MC-130 and the. This acquisition is being pursued to provide continued or improved supply availability to preclude backorders, reduce administrative and produce lead-time (ALT and PLT), decrease potential contract administration actions, and obtain reduced and stable unit pricing. Solicitation will be issued using FAR 13.5 procedures.

3. The supplies required to meet the using activity's needs are described in Attachment 1 titled, NSN Information.

This solicitation is necessary in order for DLA to continue to support the above mentioned weapons systems which are specifically designed to counter the battle field tactics of the enemy, to save lives and to increase the mission effectiveness of combat troops.

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item:

This item is part of various weapon systems that are used as a method of defense. The chart below illustrates the weapon system and assigned weapon system code.

Weapon System Weapon System Code

STRATOFORTRESS B-52 04F

HERCULES C-130 06F, 58N and 59N

ACH-13H and MC-130 ATF

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE:

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (BASE + OPTIONS):

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE:

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

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

Items are available from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency.

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5. If restricted to the only source(s) of supply, include source(s) and CAGE code:

Only approved sources are Auto Valve, Inc (91511) and Lockheed Martin (98897)

The use of the authority cited is based on:

(X) AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time This applies to CLIN 0003

(The following are the AMSC descriptions. The full text is available in DFARS PGI 217.7506 Part 2).

[X] AMSC R. The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. This code is used when the Government did not initially purchase the data and/or rights. If only one source has the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If two or more sources have the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

Auto Valve, Inc (91511) and Lockheed Martin (98897) are the only sources that have the data or the data rights necessary to manufacture the item. The approved source identified is the owner of their drawings and technical data rights. The Government did not buy their proprietary rights to produce a competitive TDP. Auto Valve, Inc (91511) and Lockheed Martin (98897) have the engineering expertise and desire to perform all efforts required to provide the supplies identified in this certification. Product Specialist of Record confirmed that 1R is the correct AMC/AMSC and that there are no other sources at this time.

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

(X) The acquisition will be synopsized concurrently with the solicitation.

(X) Manufacturer of exact products identified in the market research will be solicited.

(X) Dealers of the manufacturer will be solicited.

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

While the estimated value of the contract exceeds the Certified Cost and Pricing threshold, Certified Cost or Pricing Data will not be required since the items have been deemed commercial and per FAR 15.403-1(b)(3) commercial items are exempt from the requirement. Prices will be determined fair and reasonable through price analysis and competition should more than one offer be received. In addition, since the items have found to be commercially available to the general public, buyer will compare proposed prices to commercial prices. Invoices provided by Auto Valve, Inc will also be reviewed and prices compared. Contract is a firm-fixed price with a contract length one three year base period with two one-year options to be exercised at the Government’s discretion. Buyer will use all methods stated to determine all contract year and quantity ranges price fair and reasonable.

DLA Land and Maritime Justification & Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition (J&A) (April 2014)

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Describe the market research conducted and the results. Buyer reviewed buy history for potential sources. Item was previously provided by approved manufacturer, Auto Valve and dealer ECI Defense (3SDB5). Buyer also researched the availability of previous J&A’s. The most recent J&A for contract SPE7MC-16-C-0017 was unavailable. All other buys reviewed were below the simplified acquisition threshold and therefore a J&A was not required. A “Sources Sought” notice was posted on FedBizOps to locate additional, potential sources of supply. No other sources responded to the Sources Sought Notice.

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

A market survey was conducted on/during: November 6, 2014 – April 10, 2015.

Total number of vendors contacted: 4.

Names of vendors contacted and responding: Auto Value, Inc, Lockheed Martin, Maven Corporation (46YF5) and ECI Defense Group. Auto Valve, Inc was the only source to respond to market survey questionnaire.

Techniques used to conduct survey: Market Survey questionnaires, review of buy history, Sources Sought notice, email and phone conversations with approved source, and review of source’s commercial invoices.

Types of information requested: Information included business type, business size, interest in LTC and length of contract, commerciality of the item and supporting documentation, approximate price and delivery, inspection and packaging compliance, foreign or domestically manufactured, and ability to provide Certified Cost & Price data.

Summary of information received:

-Auto Valve stated that they will provide a proposal.

-Auto Valve stated that items are commercial item

-Auto Valve is considered as veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB).

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Information received regarding the commerciality of the item(s): Auto Valve stated that item is a commercial item. As proof, Auto Valve provided a copy of two un-redacted invoices that showed the item that was sold to a commercial customer. Auto Valve also verified that item sold to commercial customer would not have an end user that was part of the U.S Department of Defense. Invoices supported Auto Valve’s claim that item exact item is purchased by sources other than the Government. The below chart summarizes the details of the invoices for the commercial sales:

Commercial Customer Part Number Quantity Unit Price Invoice Date 50C17 125 50C17 50

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 & 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. The DLA Land & Maritime internet website contains information for all potential sources on how to challenge prices, how to submit a Value Engineering Change proposal, a link to DoD’s Value Engineering program and the necessary contact info for both the DLA Value Engineering program and the DoD Value Engineering program.

10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is: (If none, so state) Auto Valve, Inc (91511)

11. In addition to the specific actions being taken by Technical Support personnel to overcome barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisitions or recertification of class determination are made, this item is subject to the following methods of locating additional sources:

(X ) The solicitation contains the provision entitled Conditions for Evaluation and Acceptance of Offers for Part Numbered Items

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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.

Julie M. Miller Contracting Officer Phone Date

Approval/Certification ed and approve this justification. The estimated total value of the J&A is

Competition Advocate Phone Date Signature

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

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

MILLER.JULIE.M.125

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