SPE7LX-18-R-0112_-_reviewed_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

LONG-TERM CONTRACT (LTC) PROJECT CL17341002

SOLICITATION SPE7LX-18-R-0112

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 an Other than Full and Open competition basis.

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

The scope of this solicitation and resulting contract(s) is support for the Global Tires Program (GTP) and, if needed, the Tire Successor Initiative (TSI). This solicitation is being issued under the authority of 10 U.S.C. §2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 and contemplates award of a contract(s) for items of supply that are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources.

The Government will pursue a long-term, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for fifty four (54) National Stock Numbers (NSN), with the following nomenclatures: “Tire, Pneumatic, Vehicular” and “Tire, Solid”.

A contract(s) resulting from this solicitation will provide supply support to the GTP/TSI Contractor pursuant to FAR Part 51, and may provide direct supply support to the Government.

The Federal Stock Group code for these NSNs is 26 (Tires and Tubes), which represents the commodity class of the item.

The proposed action is for the solicitation and award of a three (3) year, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Long Term Contract. The contract(s) would consist of three (3) base years, with no options. The estimated contract values are below:

o Annual Demand Value (ADV):

o 3-Year Value (ADV * 3):

o Maximum Contract Value (ADV * 5):

o Minimum Contract Value (ADV * 0.01)

The NSNs description is as follows:

NSN Item ADV ADQ AMC AMSC PIC QCC

2610001425160 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 543 3 D 2 DAF

2610001630416 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 14 3 D 2 DAF

2610001630418 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 11 3 D 2 DAF

2610001630419 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 65 3 D 2 DAF

2610001630420 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 342 3 D 2 DAF

2610002697524 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 1,432 3 D 2 DAF

2610004721404 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 34 3 D 2 DAF

2610005287578 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 406 3 D 2 DAF

2610005289536 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 22 3 D 2 DAF

2610007556993 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 74 3 D 2 DAF

2610009993900 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 787 3 D 2 DAF

2610010069777 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 83 3 D 2 DAF

2610011569462 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 156 3 D 2 DAF

2610011885171 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 22 3 D 2 DAF

2610013116853 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 1330 3 D 2 DAF

2610013578333 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 569 1 P 2 DAF

2610014395195 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 8 3 D 2 DAF

2610014499962 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 123 3 D 2 DAF

2610014510214 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 19 3 D 2 DAF

2610014661011 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 66 3 D 2 DAF

2610015037543 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 108 3 D 2 DAF

2610015046566 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 706 3 D 2 DAF

2610015046590 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 516 3 D 2 DAF

2610015075317 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 252 3 D 2 DAF

2610015077619 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 344 3 D 2 DAF

2610015104874 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 365 3 D 2 DAF

2610015218353 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 8 3 D 2 DAF

2610015309350 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 146 3 D 2 DAF

2610015376624 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 248 3 D 2 DAF

2610015382583 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 1246 3 D 2 DAF

2610015382632 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 1013 3 D 2 DAF

2610015425933 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 162 3 D 2 DAF

2610015533398 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 186 3 D 2 DAF

2610015541191 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 14 3 D 2 DAF

2610015592780 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 12 3 D 2 DAF

2610015601382 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 272 3 D 2 DAF

2610015634682 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 233 3 D 2 DAF

2610015669303 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 6 3 D 2 DAF

2610015717217 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 389 3 D 2 DAF

2610015750169 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 161 3 D 2 DAF

2610015750186 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 121 3 D 2 DAF

2610015750195 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 70 3 D 2 DAF

2610015750201 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 75 3 D 2 DAF

2610015826399 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 65 3 D 2 DAF

2610016109519 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 3 3 D 2 DAF

2610016110368 TIRE,PNEUMATIC,VEHI 47 3 D 2 DAF

2630015748458 TIRE,SOLID 504 3 D 2 DAF

2630015748462 TIRE,SOLID 98 3 D 2 DAF

2630016095106 TIRE,SOLID 4 3 D 2 DAF

2630016421379 TIRE,SOLID 98 3 D 2 DAF

2630016421384 TIRE,SOLID 22 3 D 2 DAF

2630016421387 TIRE,SOLID 10 3 D 2 DAF

2630016421401 TIRE,SOLID 10 3 D 2 DAF

2630016528196 TIRE,SOLID 23 3 L 2 DAF

The following is a listing of the approved sources (manufacturers):

NSN CAGE COMPANY NAME PRT_NUM

2610001425160 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION PCT182F

2610001630416 SP717 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD 5530504

2610001630418 SP717 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD 5530510

2610001630418 Z8V45 MARATHON TYRES PTY LIMITED 109803

2610001630419 SP717 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD 5530513

2610001630420 5FAD7 HANKOOK TIRE AMERICA CORP DIV 3000719

2610002697524 3EKG7 CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL CO 599361

2610002697524 7L781 TIRE MART INC. DBA 7.50-10

2610004721404 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519058

2610005287578 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 5097951

2610005287578 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 5099951

2610005289536 1M795 TYRES INTERNATIONAL INC 11.00-22.50

2610005289536 1T1Z4 POMPS TIRE SERVICE, INC.. 112S25SEC

2610007556993 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 417366

2610007556993 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519572

2610009993900 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION RTR171

2610009993900 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION RTR171F

2610010069777 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519088

2610011569462 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 096-042

2610011569462 6B455 HERCULES TIRE AND RUBBER THE 73118 165/80R13 83T

2610011885171 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 4AW156

2610011885171 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 4AW886

2610013116853 04NP3 GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COMPANY, THE 756-254-420

2610013116853 04NP3 GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COMPANY, THE 759-254-420

2610013116853 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 47056

2610013116853 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 76184

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 004168

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 190-109

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 216-109

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 240623

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 271-241

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 004168

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 190-109

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 216-109

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 240623

2610013116853 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 271-241

2610013116853 73808 CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC 0211203

2610013116853 73808 CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC 0235994

2610013578333 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 04852

2610013578333 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 15.5/80 R20 PILOTE XL T 168F LRJ

2610013578333 75Q65 OSHKOSH DEFENSE, LLC 1867270

2610014395195 SP717 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD 5531217

2610014499962 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519142

2610014510214 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519271

2610014510214 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519725

2610014510214 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 574365

2610014661011 0W357 PDI GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS, INC. 6562-1

2610015037543 1YHH8 JLG INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA 8780052

2610015037543 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 424609

2610015037543 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 8780052

2610015037543 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 424609

2610015037543 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 8780052

2610015046566 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 588394

2610015046566 92836 JOHN DEERE TRACTOR WORKS SUB OF M118819

2610015046590 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 5883B9

2610015046590 92836 JOHN DEERE TRACTOR WORKS SUB OF M138664

2610015075317 66144 SPOKANE INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA 04-10221

2610015075317 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519144

2610015077619 04NP4 GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COMPANY, THE 724-858-519-A

2610015104874 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 5ST318

2610015218353 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519410

2610015309350 5T389 FAST GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA 20038115

2610015376624 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 519161

2610015382583 4TVG2 TUG TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 50-10-0001

2610015382632 4TVG2 TUG TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 50-10-0002

2610015382632 4TVG2 TUG TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 50-10-0004

2610015425933 11201 DEVAL CORPORATION 3Q1137D-1

2610015533398 04NP3 GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COMPANY, THE 123-877-458

2610015533398 1YHH8 JLG INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA 4520665

2610015533398 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 429243

2610015541191 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 30097

2610015541191 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 39675

2610015541191 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 30097

2610015541191 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 39675

2610015541191 49185 TEREX AMERICAN CRANE CORP DBA 60459340

2610015592780 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 323-527

2610015592780 7S2M4 AMERICAN DEFENSE GROUP LLC 563D-12PLY-TIRE

2610015601382 01084 SILVER EAGLE MANUFACTURING CO. 17476

2610015601382 04NP3 GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COMPANY, THE 179-748-217

2610015634682 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 03822

2610015634682 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 84279

2610015634682 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 207619

2610015669303 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 54P2B5

2610015669303 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 60119

2610015717217 10988 CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC 87047256

2610015717217 10988 CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC ZTT301360

2610015717217 32LM3 ALLIANCE TIRE AMERICAS INC. 111259

2610015750169 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 511508

2610015750186 22337 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE 45X306

2610015750186 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 511507

2610015750195 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 45X321

2610015750195 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 560540

2610015750195 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 589321

2610015750201 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 411346

2610015750201 71496 CARLISLE TIRE AND RUBBER CO DIV OF 560414

2610015826399 08SN2 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 43H3R8

2610015826399 1QK63

CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY DBA

BOBCAT 6730106

2610016109519 62161 HUTCHINSON INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA TR-0356

2610016109519 62161 HUTCHINSON INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA TR-0556

2610016109519 62161 HUTCHINSON INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA TR-0356

2610016109519 62161 HUTCHINSON INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA TR-0556

2610016110368 12195 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. DBA 01963

2610016110368 3WRP4 YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION 02386

2610016110368 73808 CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC 04920070000

2630015748458 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 422130481HL

2630015748462 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 422130921

2630016095106 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 412121481

2630016421379 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 422130761

2630016421384 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 422130781

2630016421387 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 422130961

2630016421401 0YGF3 CAMSO USA INC. DBA 422130621

2630016528196 6W8U5 MAINE INDUSTRIAL TIRE LLC DBA MIT1216SRR4R

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

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) o (c) The head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures only when— o (1) The property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency.

The Government requires tires that are form, fit and functionally interchangeable with those currently used on the supported vehicles. These tires require engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.

These tires can only be purchased from the OEM/approved sources, because these are the only known sources with the data or data rights necessary to manufacture these tires to meet the military customer requirements, and ensure form, fit and function interchange with the tires currently on the supported vehicles. This only applies to the items coded AMSC D and P; with respect to the items coded AMSC L, the approved sources listed are the only sources currently approved by the design control activity to supply the items.

3/D - Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer; 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 adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation.

1/P - Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time; the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional source(s) are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer this part. This code is used in situations where the Government has the data but does not own the rights to the data.

3/L - Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer; the annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold established by DoD components and field activities. However, this part has been screened for additional known sources, resulting in either confirmation that the initial source exists or that other sources may supply the part. No additional screening was performed to identify the competitive or noncompetitive conditions that would result in assignment of a different AMSC. This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory.

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

A Sources Sought notice, with a copy of the market survey attached, was posted on FedBizOpps from 09/01/17 through 09/29/17 and was also posted on the GTP web site. During the same time frame, the market survey was e-mailed to 31 suppliers, including known tire manufacturers & dealers, prior awardees for tire contracts, and suppliers who have submitted proposals for previous tire solicitations. The market survey included a listing of all 375 tire NSNs from the GTP solicitation. These 375 NSN are expected to be solicited in smaller groups, by tire program type, on multiple LTCs. Interested parties were asked to return a completed copy of the survey to the Contracting Officer. One (1) vendor responding to the Sources Sought and six (6) vendors responding to the market survey indicated an interest in submitting a proposal. See section 7 for vendors names and particular NSNs.

This acquisition will be solicited using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 procedures.

The synopsis will be posted on FedBizOps on or about May 2018, and will run for a period of 30 days. The solicitation will be posted concurrently on the internet, via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).

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

This will be a three (3) year, Firm Fixed Price, long-term, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). The time frame consists of three (3) base years, with no options. The contract(s) awarded from this solicitation will be Firm Fixed Price. Each year of the contract(s) will be priced out.

As this is a commercial solicitation, Certified Cost or Pricing Data is not required.

The price analysis of historical contracts, as well as current and future years will be based on the Global Insights Producer Price Index (PPI) forecasts. The Global Insights PPI forecast data is provided by the DLA Land and Maritime Pricing Support group, and provides timely, accurate price & cost analysis, allowing procurement professionals to understand supplier cost structure and better negotiate supplier proposals.

7. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Market research was conducted to find the following:

o Researching items on-line via the internet for availability and features.

o Reviewing previous procurements of items and determining previous acquisition methods.

o Determining vendor interest in long-term contracting for the some portion of, or all of, the

54 tire NSNs.

o Researching/gathering information regarding commerciality of the items.

o Vendor size and business status information.

o Delivery estimates.

o Possibility for Economic Price Adjustment of the 2nd and 3rd years of a contract(s).

o Distributor/dealer involvement.

Summary of market research:

o In addition to a copy of the market survey being made available with the Sources Sought posting on FedBizOps and the GTP web site, the market survey was e-mailed in September, 2017, to the suppliers listed below:

Company CAGE Business Size/Status Anthony Balser 5CAZ4 Small Dealer B and S Transport 1BS99 Small Dealer Brackett Aircraft 56833 Small MFG Bridgestone America - GCR Tire 073A9 Large Dealer Bridgestone Americas Tire 22337 Large MFG Camso USA Inc. 0YGF3 Small MFG CAP 360 6PTPO Small Dealer Carlisle Tire and Rubber Co 71496 Large MFG Clark Equipment 1QK63 Large MFG CNH Industrial Amrica LLC 10988 Large MFG Colony Tire Corporation 3JME8 Small Dealer Continental Tire 73808 Large MFG Critical Solutions International 1N5S7 Large MFG Deval 11201 Small MFG Fast Global Solutions, Inc. 5T389 Small MFG Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. - Air 04NP4 Large MFG Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.- Ground 04NP3 Large MFG Hankook Tire America Corp. 5FAD7 Large MFG Hutchinson Industries, Inc. 62161 Large MFG Hydraulics International, Inc. 56529 Small MFG Kampi Components 7Z016 Small Dealer Michelin North America 0A1K8 Large MFG Michelin North America 12195 Large MFG Pioneer Industries, Inc. 66200 Small Dealer Pomp's Tire Service 1T1Z4 Large Dealer Sigma Technologies 6VFM4 Small Dealer Southern Tire Mart 3RRT3 Small Dealer Specialty Tires of America, Inc. 66798 Small MFG Titan Tire Corp 08SN2 Large MFG Tug Technologies, Corp. 4TVG2 Large MFG Wheeler Brothers 55683 Small Dealer o The following supplier responded to the sources sought:

TDG Resources (548G2), dealer, indicated an interest in Michelin tires. The NSNs are:

2610013116853, 2610013578333, 2610015541191, 2610015634682, 2610016110368 o The following suppliers responded to the market survey:

Michelin North America (12195), manufacturer, indicated an interest in the following NSNs:

2610013116853, 2610013578333, 2610015541191, 2610015634682, 2610016110368

Goodyear Ground (04NP3), manufacturer, indicated an interest in NSN 2610015601382

Bridgestone Americas (073A9), dealer, indicated an interest in the following NSNs:

2610001425160, 2610001630416, 26100016304182610001630419, 2610001630420, 2610002697524, 2610004721404, 2610005287578, 2610005289536, 2610007556993 2610009993900, 2610010069777, 2610011569462, 2610011885171, 2610013116853

CAP 360 (6PTP0), dealer, indicated an interest in NSN 2610015077619

POMP;s Tire Service (1T1Z4), dealer, indicated an interest in the following NSNs:

2610001630416, 2610001630418, 2610001630419, 2610001630420, 2610002697524 2610004721404, 2610005287578, 2610005289536, 2610007556993, 2610010069777 2610011569462, 2610011885171, 2610013116853, 2610014395195, 2610014499962 2610014510214, 2610015037543, 2610015046566, 2610015046590, 2610015075317 2610015077619, 2610015218353, 2610015376624, 2610015533398, 2610015592780 2610015634682, 2610015669303, 2610015717217, 2610015750169, 2610015750186 2610015750195, 2610015750201, 2610016110368, 2630015748458, 2630015748462 2630016095106, 2630016421379, 2630016421384, 2630016421387.2630016421401 2630016528196

Southern Tire Mart (3RRT3), dealer, indicated an interest in the following NSNs:

2610001425160, 2610001630420, 2610002697524, 2610009993900, 2610014499962 2610015037543, 2610015046566, 2610015046590, 2610015077619, 2610015104874 2610015376624, 2610015533398, 2610015601382, 2610015634682, 2610015717217 2610015750169, 2610015750186 o Based upon the purchase history from the most recent LTC for each NSN, the following is a listing of dealers, which could have an interest in submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation: Anthony Balser (5CAZ4), for NSN 2610001425160; Colony Tire (3JME8), for NSNs 2610009993900, 2610015104874, 2610015826399 and 2610011885171 and Lynn Electronics Corp. (19151) for NSN 2630015748458.

See attachment #2 - Summary of Market Survey Responses o Information received regarding the commerciality of the item:

Commerciality was investigated using several different techniques. Items on this solicitation are tires used on various land vehicles. While commercial tires may be manufactured to different specifications, there is no evidence that those specification differences are so substantial to render the military version unsuitable and unavailable for commercial purposes.

The definition of Commercial, as found in FAR Subpart 2.101, states "Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purpose." Clearly, a tire used by the military is "of a type" as a tire used commercially. The difference may simply be the size or perhaps a more stringent specification, but nevertheless, these NSNs meet the definition of commercial.

In addition to independent research, the Contracting Officer conducted market research analysis I/A/W FAR 12.1 by submitting a market survey to industry (tire manufacturers and distributors). Industry was asked whether each NSN constituted a commercial item, as defined in FAR 2.101. All of the vendors indicated, in their market survey responses, that all of products listed for this proposed solicitation are commercial. The manufacturers make both commercial and non-commercial tires, thus further solidifying the “of a type” application herein. Accordingly, the acquisition specialist is able to conclude that the tires subject to this requirement fall under the FAR commerciality definition “of a type” language, referenced above. Therefore, this acquisition will proceed in accordance with FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures.

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

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

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.

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

TDG Resources (548G2), dealer Michelin North America (12195), manufacturer Goodyear Ground (04NP3), manufacturer Bridgestone Americas (073A9), dealer CAP 360 (6PTP0), dealer POMP;s Tire Service (1T1Z4), dealer Southern Tire Mart (3RRT3), dealer

10. 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:

The Contract History showing in E-Procurement for these items consists of delivery orders to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), awarded against long-term contracts SPE7L1-17-D-0013, SPE7L1-16-D-0006, SPE7L1-14-D-0005 and SPM7LX-11-D-0157.

SPE7L1-16-D-0006 was issued for administrative purposes to facilitate continued contract performance due to system errors with contract SPE7L1-14-D-0005, which was issued due to depletion of DO numbers for contract SPM7LX-11-D-0157 (original).

Contract number SPM7LX-11-D-0157 contains all terms and conditions. Past procurements show that the 54 NSNs have previously been procured on long-term contracts (LTCs), including:

SPE7L1-17-D-5014, SPE7L1-17-D-5015, SPE7L1-17-D-5019, SPE7L1-17-D-5024, SPE7LX-

17-D-5021, SPE7LX-17-D-5022, SPE7LX-17-D-5023, SPE7LX-17-D-5024, SPE7LX-17-D-

5026, SPE7M1-15-D-0007, SPE7M1-15-D-0009, SPE7M1-15-D-0012, SPE7M1-15-D-0014,

SPE7M1-15-D-0017, SPE7M1-15-D-0018. (See attachment #1 for specific NSN contract numbers and unit price).

This solicitation contains the DLAD Procurement Note entitled Offers for Part Numbered Items (L04).

The Government will continue to conduct market research, to see if changes occur in the marketplace that would enable future actions for these items to be competitive. The Government will also include a clause in this solicitation that provides that the Government will consider alternate offers, and that alternate offerors should submit a source approval request (SAR) package that will be referred to the engineering activity. If the current procurement cannot be delayed, due to mission requirements, and to allow sufficient time for the engineering activity to determine whether to approve the alternate offer, the SAR package will be considered for future awards.

At this time, the requirement/guidance in DFARS PGI 206.304 has been fulfilled.

Attachments:

1. Procurement History

2. Summary of Market Survey Responses

3. J&A for Solicitation SPE7LX-14-R-0181, Awards SPE7M1-15-D-0017 and Award SPE7M1-15-

D-0018

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.

Kenneth A. Cotton Date Contracting Officer

APPROVAL/CERTIFICATION

I have reviewed and approve this justification:

Competition Advocate Signature Date

Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Date Signature

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[ X ] $13,500,000 to $93,000,000 Head of Contracting Activity (HCA)

05/22/18COTTON.KENNE

TH.A.1230151268

Digitally signed by

COTTON.KENNETH.A.123015126

Date: 2018.05.22 12:35:09 -04'00'

COUTURE.MARY

.E.1230253613

Digitally signed by

COUTURE.MARY.E.1230253613

Date: 2018.05.24 13:20:26 -04'00'

BROWN.MARK.ALBE

RT.1041175032

Digitally signed by

BROWN.MARK.ALBERT.1041175032

Date: 2018.05.27 15:43:41 -04'00'