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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7M2-16-R-0025

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

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/services 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 QUANTITY EST.VALUE AMSC

Anti-Reflection, Dev 1240-01-534-9201 13,020 EA 3/D

Weapon system: N

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE:

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE: *

*Based on the maximum incremental quantity of 15,999 each, base value of for the solicited quantity of 13,020 each at the estimated unit value of $ based on market research.

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

a. 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:

Based on all of the research and information available as annotated in this document, the only source known that possess the technical data necessary to manufacture this item at this time is:

Armament Technology Incorporated (L0922) for P/N: RCO-000-ARD-FP, used on the 4X32 ACOG (Advanced Combat Optical Gun) Scope

The use of the authority cited is based on:

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 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. AMCS 3, 4, or 5 are valid.

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

a. A Sources Sought Notice was posted on FEDBIZOPPS with a Market Survey attached.

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

b. The acquisition will be synopsized on FEDBIZOPPS.

c. The solicitation will be posted publically in DIBBS and will be open for a 30 days period.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on a review of the most recent previous procurements, market research, and PPI price analysis. This solicitation is for a one time buy, for a quantity of 13,020 each. A review of Records Management revealed ten procurements for this item in the last three years, all were determined fair and reasonable. The price for this solicitation will be negotiated as needed after evaluation.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

The three most recent procurements were researched in Records Management. No alternate sources submitted offers. All sources responding will be included on the Bidders List for this solicitation. A Sources Sought Notice was posted via FEDBIZOPPS on February 4, 2016 through February 14, 2016 and produced no results. The approved source of supply and only other past awardee, Canadian Commercial Corp. were contacted directly for the market survey.

The survey specifically requested an expression of interest, estimated price and delivery, business size, socioeconomic classifications, information regarding commerciality and information regarding other potential manufacturing sources. All interested sources were instructed to contact the buyer if interested. One response was received as follows:

Armament Technology: Intends to quote as a large business n email was sent 2/23/2016 requesting a copy of the catalog price and un-redacted sales history to commercial customers. Response stated that while this item may be sold commercially, there are variants that are similar, but not identical in nature. Therefore the price is not published and any “commercial” sales were destined for US Government.

Buyer has determined that the item is not commercial as documented in the Acquisition Plan. A search was performed in Haystack, looking for potential past manufacturers of this item. No new sources were found. Total number of vendors contacted: Infinite, via FEDBIZOPPS posting.

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

a. 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.

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

b. It is restated here that based on all of the research and information above, the coded source listed above is the only source known to possess the technical data necessary to manufacture this item at this time.

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

Armament Technology Incorporated (L0922)

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

a. All known dealers of the manufacturer will be solicited.

b. All offerings of alternate items will be considered and forwarded for evaluation.

c. The solicitation contains the provision entitled Conditions for Evaluation and

Acceptance of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

d. The solicitation will be posted on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS), in

FEDBIZOPPS and on the DSCC Bid Board.

e. The J&A for a non-competitive follow-on contract must include a copy of the previous justification (Attachment #1).

f. All necessary actions in the previous justification were completed, including increasing to highest possible quantities.

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.

__________________________________________ _614/692-1679___3/7/2016____ Contracting Officer Phone Date

__James E. Duffala___________________________ Typed name of Contracting Officer

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

( X ) Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

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Digitally signed by DUFFALA.JAMES.E.1230229100 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=DLA, cn=DUFFALA.JAMES.E.1230229100 Date: 2016.03.08 08:47:06 -05'00'