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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7M524R0007 / PR 7005445439

DLA Land & Maritime Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (March 2023)

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

First RF Corporation (3C245) P/N FRF-105LX-504

The use of the authority cited is based on 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1):

[X] AMC 4. Acquire, for the first time, directly from the manufacturer.

[X] 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.

A Technical Referral was sent to the Product Specialist to validate the AMC/AMSC code and source of supply.

On 3/20/2024, the Product Specialist changed the AMC/AMSC of 3/D to 4/D and confirmed this item has one approved source, First RF Corporation (3C245). There are no other sources of supply for this material.

The Product Specialist certified the above technical information, is complete and accurate on 3/20/2024.

DLA does not possess adequate data, lacks rights to data, and/or has no record of an alternate Design Control Activity approved source.

First RF Corporation (3C245) is the only source that has the rights or data to manufacture this item.

First RF Corporation (3C245) retains the data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that is not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part.

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

[X] The acquisition will be synopsized for 16 days on or about March 19, 2024 at https://SAM.gov and will be solicited for 30 days on or about April 4, 2024 on the DLA Internet Bid Board (DIBBS).

A Sources Sought was posted to https://SAM.gov on 2/22/2024 with a respond by date of 2/29/2024.

o No responses or inquiries were received from any interested party.

SOLICITATION SPE7M524R0007 / PR 7005445439

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

Commercial Determination: Information received regarding the commerciality of the item(s):

Per SAP MM03 – Entry for “Commercial Off-the-Shelf” is “Blank”.

The part number was researched in Haystack, GSA, and Google. Information was located through Google on this item; however, commerciality could not be determined.

Market research received from solicitation quotes did not address commerciality.

A search of the Commercial Item Database (CID) in PIEE yielded no results. There was no CID file as of 3/6/2024.

The AMC/AMSC is not coded as a commercial product by the Product Specialist.

Commerciality Summary:

After reviewing all market research, which includes contacting knowledgeable individuals (Product Specialist), use of market surveys, sources sought notices, procurement history, and research of the market through key words searches on the internet and database, the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed as a non-commercial item, using FAR Part 15 procedures in lieu of FAR Part 12.

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

[ X ] 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 are:

First RF Corporation (3C245) Kampi Components (7Z016) Par Defense Industries (7DWH2) SIT Corporation (1MQB3)

JGILS (1N8T8)

TNL Sales (1XLG2) Phoenix Trading (4LF36) VSE Corp. (31902) AMS 21st Century (7QNH3) GovParts LLC (7YWT4) Dela Technologies (2U435) Dynamics Werx Limited (021W2) Pioneer Industries (66200)

SOLICITATION SPE7M524R0007 / PR 7005445439

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

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

Solicitation will include, but is not limited to, the following Procurement Notes:

Solicitation will include, but is not limited to, the following Procurement Notes:

L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items

IAW DFARS PGI 206.303-2(b)(i)(B), a copy of the most recent J&A should be included in the file. This is a first time buy. Therefore, this item does not have a recent J&A.

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.

The estimated PR Value of this J&A is The estimated Maximum Value (at the top price break) of this J&A is

Christine Boyer, Contracting Officer Date

APPROVAL/CERTIFICATION

Competition Advocate Date Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

( ) Up to $750,000 Contracting Officer

(X) $750,000 to $15,000,000 Competition Advocate

( ) $15,000,00 –$100,000,000 Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA)

( ) over $100,000,000 Senior Procurement Executive (AQ)

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Date: 2024.03.20 11:43:25 -04'00'

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3/20/2024

4/2/2024

SOLICITATION SPE7M524R0007 / PR 7005445439

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

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