SPE7MC17R0058_-_reviewed_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MC17R0058

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, Flow Control 4820011293682 13 Q

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (AT HIGHEST QUANTITY PRICE BREAK OF 25):

This Valve, Flow Control supports the weapon system (41N) HELICOPTER, CH-53 D/E weapons system. A Valve, Flow Control is an inline or cartridge type item designed to control the flow of fluids within a closed system. Excludes items actuated by a predetermined pressure and/or temperature, items designed for use with breathing gasses, or those designed to vent or calibrate fluids.

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.

4. The approved source for this NSN is Transdigm, Inc. DBA Aero Fluid Products (96124) P/N 733700-3. Per the product specialist, the designated company is the only source known to possess the technical data needed to manufacture this item.

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

The use of the authority cited is based on:

(The following AMSC descriptions are available in DFARS PGI 217.7506 Part 2.)

AMSC Q. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both needed to purchase this part from additional sources. The Government has been unable to economically buy the data or rights to the data, although the part has been undergoing full screening for 12 or more months. Breakout to competition has not been achieved, but current, continuing actions to obtain necessary rights to data or adequate, reprocurement technical data indicate breakout to competition is expected to be achieved. This part may be a candidate for reverse engineering or other techniques to obtain technical data. All AMSC Q items are required to be reviewed within the timeframes cited in 2-203(b). If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

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

The acquisition will be synopsized on Fed Biz Ops on or about 19 JUN 2017 and will be posted for 15 days. At the completion of the synopsis period, the requirement will be solicited on the DLA Internet Bid Board System for 30 days.

6. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. Price analysis using past contract history will be performed, and negotiations will be conducted to address price as well as delivery.

Certified or Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data may be requested if necessary in order to determine the price fair and reasonable. It is anticipated that the price will be determined fair and reasonable based on price analysis and negotiations. A one time, firm fixed price award will be made for the quantity of 13 each.

7. A market survey was conducted during 20 MAR 2017 to 31 MAR 2017.

Total number of vendors contacted: 1.

Names of vendors contacted: Transdigm, Inc. DBA Aero Fluid Products (96124).