J&A_REDACTED_SPE7M517R0039_-_reviewed_Redacted.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7M517R0039

PR 66700876

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

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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:

CLIN(s) NSN(s) Item Name UM Value

A M C

A M S

C PIC QCC

0001 5945-01-589-6696 Transmitter, assembly 98 EA 3 D 2 CAA

*unit price OF was derived from the most recent award, P.O. # SPE7M015VC281, 60 units, awarded on 08/12/2015.

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: Arleigh Burke Class DDG; Destroyer ship.

The item is a transmitter that measures air flow.

ESTIMATED VALUE:

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 sources of supply, include sources and CAGE code: Procurement is currently restricted to Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855) P/N IEC-TEM-6317498

DFARS PGI 206.303-2(B) requires a copy of the J&A from the last procurement. P.O. # SPE7M015VC281 was under the threshold requiring a J&A.

On January 10, 2017, the technician, , confirmed the AMC/SC as 3/D.

Procurement is currently restricted to restricted to Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855) P/N IEC- TEM-6317498. They are the only known source with the capacity or capability to manufacture the item, having the knowledge and technical data to produce the item, and that owns/possesses the technical data. DLA does not possess the drawings and/or technical data.

Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855) is the only source authorized and approved by ESA. Any potential future supplier would have to go through the ESA for approval.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.

SOLICITATION SPE7M517R0039

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

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 Sources Sought synopsis was posted in Fed BizOpps on January 5 through January 11, 2017.

No responses were received.

The requirement will be synopsized for 15 days during February, 2017.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. In order to determine the cost as fair and reasonable, Price Analysis will be calculated using past procurement history, a Learning Curve and PPI. If additional analysis is needed for the fair and reasonable determination, support will be sought from the Pricing Office.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

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

A Market Survey request was sent to Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855) on January 5, 2017 and they returned a completed survey on January 9, 2017.

Market Surveys were sent on January 5, 2017 to past suppliers, Dela Technologies Corp.

(2U435) and Am-Mac, Inc. (0VW10). No responses were received.

Total number of vendors contacted: 3

Names of vendors contacted and responding: Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855)

Techniques used to conduct survey: The Market Survey was conducted through the use of e-mail.

Types of information requested: The information requested was: business size and location, interest in pursuing a Firm Fixed Price Contract, preference for submissions of offers through distributors/dealers or directly to the government, if part is inventoried, availability of a price list, handling of emergency orders, discounts available, hazardous material content, handling of obsolescence issues or part number changes, production lead time, commerciality, if part is catalog price listed, interest to submit an offer, and economical quantity ranges, estimated delivery, compliance with STD-COM packaging and MIL-STD-129 markings, the standard unit pack size and compliance with Certified Cost or Pricing Data, Summary of information received:

Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855) provided a completed Market Survey which included the following information: they are a small business located in King of Prussia, PA and are interested in pursuing a Firm Fixed Price Contract for this item; they deal directly with the Government; this part is not inventoried nor is it a commercial item;

SOLICITATION SPE7M517R0039

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

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item: A search of MM03 “Commercial Off-the-shelf” section returned no text input. Past procurements for this item have not been procured commercially. A search of Google using P/N IEC-TEM-6317498 did not display any retail pricing information. A search of GSA Advantage returned “no results”.

9. Additional facts supporting other than full and open competition are: None

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

Ives Equipment Corp. (1H855)

11. The following actions are being taken to identify additional sources: The solicitation will contain the Procurement Notes L04 and M06 addressing Conditions for Evaluation and Acceptance of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

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 $700,000.00 this signature serves as the approval.

I have reviewed and approve this justification.

The estimated total value for this J&A is: $191,139.20.

__________________________________________ (614) 692-7389___________ Contracting Officer Phone Date

__Christine D. Boyer______________________ Typed name of Contracting Officer

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[ x ] Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

BOYER.CHRISTINE.D.12496996

Digitally signed by

BOYER.CHRISTINE.D.1249699639

Date: 2017.02.22 14:37:24 -05'00'