J&A6.302-1cSPE7M118R0009.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

NON Long Term Contract

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE7M118R0009

For Official Use Only Source Selection Information-- See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

[X] 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:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/P/N QUANTITY EST. VALUE AMSC

VALVE,SOLENOID 4810010503369 EA C

Item: A VALVE, SOLENOID for use on AIRCRAFT, F-16. This Valve, Solenoid has two or more ports with valve stem or pilot needle in a normally open or closed position. It is specifically designed to stop, start, or change flow of fluid by means of the magnetic action of an electric coil on a moveable core or plunger. The valve may be equipped with a manual opening or closing device. Weapon System: 26-F (AIRCRAFT, F-16)

LARGE PROCUREMENT- Request for Proposal (RFP):

ESTIMATED TOTAL RFP VALUE: the estimated value of this procurement is each.

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

[X] 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - This item is considered a sole source or available from a limited number of sources because adequate data for the evaluation of alternate offers is not available at the procurement agency. Any alternate source offers must be approved by the Engineering Support Activity (ESA), via DLA Form 339. Offerors who are interested in qualifying their product for the purpose of future acquisitions must contact the cognizant design activity specified on the drawing. The offeror must provide a complete data package including data for the approved part(s) and alternate part for evaluation. According to the product specialist there are no other concerns seeking source approval at this time.

Approved sources:

RAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (55725) and EATON CORPORATION DBA EATON (99643) are the only known sources that owns or has rights to the technical data necessary to manufacturer this NSN item. Therefore, a complete data package of drawings/specs will not be available at the time of solicitation.

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

RAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (55725); large business manufacturer EATON CORPORATION DBA EATON (99643); large business manufacturer

Note: Last award was issued under the simplified acquisition; therefore, a J&A was not required.

The use of the authority cited below:

[X] AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition.

[X] AMSC C. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

Source Selection Information-- See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Note: Current AMC/AMSC requirement and the list of approved sources were validated by product specialist on 12/12/2017.

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

[X] The acquisition will be synopsized for 15 days.

[X] Dealers of the manufacturer will be solicited.

[X] Other:

Solicitation will be posted to DIBBS for 30 days.

I/A/W DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d) a sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOps from 12/4/2017 to 12/8/2017 as part of market research to make sure that offers will be received “from as many potential sources as is practicable under the circumstances” (FAR 6.302-1), see market research paragraph 8 (eight) below.

7. The Contracting Officer is affirmatively determining that the anticipated price/cost of $ /EA will be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 6.303-2(b)(7). In accordance with FAR 15.403, cost and pricing data is not required under this acquisition threshold, however, other than cost and pricing data may be obtained from the contractor to provide additional support for price reasonableness determination.

Negotiations may be required and will be continued until suitable for both parties and a determination that the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable to the government will be made by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 15.402.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Market research for this procurement was conducted from 10/11/2017 to 12/8/2017.

Techniques used to conduct market research:

Past procurement review of the requested item NSN;

Data classification (SAP) industrial supply values / characteristics review;

Web search for commercial use of the NSN item P/N requested;

FLIS and GSA databases were queried to identify other potential sources for this item. No other manufacturing sources were identified.

A sources sought notice was posted on FedBizOps from 12/4/2017 to 12/8/2017. No responses from interested parties were received.

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

Total number of vendors contacted: Market surveys were sent to two contractors via e-mail:

JAMAICA BEARINGS (04836) dealer; and TRANSAERO (27541).

Types of information requested: delivery, quantity sensitivity, price break availability, commerciality, business size, business type, FOB information, etc.

Response: Two responses were received.

Non-commerciality determination:

VALVE, SOLENOID for use on AIRCRAFT, F-16. A valve having two or more ports with valve stem or pilot needle in a normally open or closed position. It is specifically designed to stop or start or change the flow of fluid by means of the magnetic action of an electric coil on a moveable core or plunger. The valve may be equipped with a manual opening or closing device. Weapons System: 26F - AIRCRAFT, . To further substF-16antiate non-commerciality, the buyer reviewed the part number and nomenclature on the Internet to see if it was available for sale to the General public. I/A/W FAR 7.102(a)(4) the item is not GSA listed from sources other than DLA. The Internet, Haystack, and GSA website searches indicated that it is not sold commercially. There was no commercial sales history, catalogs/brochures, established price list or announcements to the general public provided for any of these items. Market research indicates that this item is not commercial. Data classification (SAP) industrial supply values/characteristics review indicates the item is not commercial. It is highly unlikely this item would ever be used in the commercial world.

Source Selection Information-- See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

COTS field in SAP is blank. I/A/W FAR 2.101 the Contracting Officer determines that the item does not meet the definition of commerciality.

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:

JAMAICA BEARINGS (04836)

TRANSAERO (27541).

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

I/A/W DLAD prescription 11.391(b) Procurement Notes L04 “Offers for Part Numbered Items” and M06 “Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items” will be included in the solicitation.

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.

____________________________ __2-2621_____ __2/5/2018___ Contracting Officer/ Helen B. Davis Phone Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[X] Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer