J&A_17-R-0004_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7LX17R0004

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition

(AUG 2016)

[ X ] ORIGINAL

[ ] ADDENDUM (attach copy of original J&A for add-ons or revisions)

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:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN

ANNUAL

DEMAND

QUANTITY

ANNUAL

DEMAND

VALUE

AMC AMSC

Antenna 5985-01-559-0074 1,392 1 R

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: This item is an Antenna for the MRAP weapon system. There are only two (2) approved manufacturers; (14304) Harris Corporation DBA Harris RF and (6LM77) Comrod Inc.

The approved manufacturers hold all of the proprietary data for the part numbers listed on the chart below. The manufacturers each have the unique capabilities to produce this item successfully and exclusively.

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE:

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (BASE + OPTIONS):

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE:

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

The CAGEs listed below are the current approved manufacturers for this item. Any company offering a product from other than the approved source would require approval for the alternate part.

Approved Manufacturer/CAGE P/N Harris Corp/14304 RF-3183-AT013

Comrod Inc/6LM77 040190-17

The use of the authority cited below:

AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

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The use of the authority cited is based on:

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.

The AMC/AMSC coding and the list of approved sources for this item were reviewed and confirmed by the Product Specialist on February 9, 2016.

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

The acquisition will be synopsized on or about November 3, 2016.

Dealers of the manufacturers will be solicited.

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

There are currently two approved sources of supply for this item and adequate price competition is anticipated. A price analysis will be conducted using historical pricing, the Producer Price Index (PPI), and learning curve analysis. The offeror(s) may be requested to submit information other than cost or pricing data for determining price reasonableness. Based on the above techniques, the Contracting Officer anticipates the costs to the Government will be fair and reasonable. The buyer will review the purchase history for these NSNs and if needed a comparison with similar items. NSNs will not be awarded unless a fair and reasonable determination can be made on pricing.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

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

A market survey was conducted on/during February 10, 2016 through February 17, 2016.

Total number of vendors contacted: 4.

Names of vendors contacted and responding:

Vendors contacted were (54520) Aviatech Corp., (14304) Harris Corp., (6LM77) Comrod Inc., and (05211) RA Miller Ind. Vendors responding were (54520) Aviatech Corp. and (6LM77) Comrod Inc.

Techniques used to conduct survey: Market research form(s) were emailed to (54520) Aviatech Corp., (14304) Harris Corp., (6LM77) Comrod Inc., and (05211) RA Miller Ind. A Sources Sought Notice was posted to FedBizOps on February 10, 2016 with a response date of February 17, 2016. A market research form was attached to the sources sought notice. No responses were received to the sources sought notice.

Types of information requested: Vendors were asked to identify if they are a manufacturer, dealer or distributor, and their business size. Vendors were also asked about interest in pursuing a Long Term Contract for the items, DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition

(AUG 2016)

their inventory capability, if items are quantity sensitive or hazardous, base/option year structure, willingness to propose option years, questions as to commerciality of the items, FOB points/impact on price, zone pricing, delivery information, packaging, and EDI capability.

Summary of information:

(6LM77) Comrod Inc - Received response to market survey on February 17, 2016 from .

Identified as a small business manufacturer. Indicated an interest in pursuing a 5 year Long Term Contract for the

NSN.

Indicated items are not commercial items per FAR 2.101(b) and

(54520) Aviatech Corp. - responded on February 10. 2016 and asked if Aviatech was still an approved source since their part number was not listed. The Product Specialist advised the Aviatech part number is not the correct form, fit, or function for NSN 5985-01-559-0074. A new NSN will be provisioned for the Aviatech part number.

(14304) Harris Corp. and (05211) RA Miller Ind. did not respond to the market survey.

9. Additional facts supporting other than full and open competition are:

The NSN included on this solicitation was reviewed by the Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate (SAPD) Product Specialist during the project development phase. No additional sources were identified during that review.

Previous procurement history was researched to obtain information regarding the use of J&A’s pursuant to PGI 206.303-2. Many of the previous procurements were small purchases that did not require the use of J&A’s.

Previous J&A for contract SPM7LX13D0043 (solicitation SPM7LX12R0118) is attached.

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.

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

(6LM77) Comrod Inc

11. The following actions are being taken to identify additional sources:

The solicitation contains the procurement note L04 entitled Offers for Part Numbered Items. A sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps on February 10, 2016 with a response date of February 17, 2016. There were no responses to the Sources Sought Notice.

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 Date

This justification has been reviewed for legal sufficiency:

DLA Land and Maritime Counsel Date

APPROVAL/CERTIFICATION

I have reviewed and approve this justification:

Competition Advocate Signature Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[ X ] $700,000 to $13,500,000 Competition Advocate

Attachment # 1: Previous J&A for contract SPM7LX13D0043

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