SPE7MC18R0015_-_reviewed_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MC18R0015

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, Check 4820011974744 99 B

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (AT HIGHEST QUANTITY PRICE BREAK OF 130):

This Valve, Check supports the Tank, Abrams M-1 (36A) weapons system. A Valve, Check, is a valve permitting flow in one direction only. It does not have a stem, except when equipped with a lever and weight and has no pressure adjustment.

It may be inline or cartridge (manifold) design..

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 Aerocontrolex (81833) P/N 7D2R-200000. Per the product specialist, this item is procured to a source-control drawing, and the designated companies are currently the only sources specified on the applicable drawing as qualified and approved to manufacture the item.

AMC 4. Acquire, for the first 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 B. This part must be acquired from a manufacturing source(s) specified on a source control or selected item drawing as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100. Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application. Although, by DoD-STD-100 definition, altered and selected items shall have an adequate technical data package, data review discloses that required data or data rights are not in Government possession and cannot be economically obtained. 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 11 JAN 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.

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.

7. A market survey was conducted during 5 DEC 2017 to 11 DEC 2017.

Total number of vendors contacted: 1.

Names of vendors contacted: Transdigm, Inc. DBA Aerocontrolex (81833).

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MC18R0015

Techniques used to conduct survey:

The NSN was reviewed in Haystack and manufacturers of similar items were researched using the Thomas

Register. The Acquisition Specialist verified that the part is not on the GSA schedule. Past buys were reviewed in Records Management. No additional manufacturing sources capable of supplying this item were identified .

A Sources Sought Notice with a market survey attached was also posted to Fed Biz Ops from 5 DEC 2017 to 11 DEC 2017. No responses were received.

A short form market survey was emailed to the approved source.

Types of information requested: The market survey requested information on company size and type, commerciality, lead time, economic production quantities, FOB and inspection preferences.

Transdigm, Inc. DBA Aerocontrolex (81833) is the approved manufacturer for this NSN. Transdigm, Inc. DBA Aerocontrolex did not respond to the market survey e-mailed to them on 5 DEC 2017.

In accordance with DFARS PGI 206.303-2(B), the buyer has reviewed the item’s procurement history for the last procurement over the simplified acquisition threshold to locate a copy of the previous justification to assist the approval authority in determining whether the planned actions to remove any barriers to competition cited on the previous justification were completed. Review of the procurement shows this is the first procurement of this item over the simplified acquisition threshold.

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item: It is not stocked or price listed. It is not on the GSA schedule. Based on the lack of publicly available part number information, it is the contracting officer’s determination that this item is not commercial.

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

The applicable product specialist confirmed the AMC/AMSC coding and the approved source. Date of the last technical certification is 21 NOV 2017. The Government is buying this item IAW a source control drawing (vendor source controlled) dwg no. 19207 12324456-2. Sources are restricted to those manufacturers who have qualified to meet the specified testing requirements. Only items described on the drawing are approved for use in the applications specified. Transdigm, Inc. DBA Aerocontrolex (81833) is the only known source who has qualified to meet the restricted testing requirements and is the only source identified on the source controlled drawing.

9. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is: None.

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

The solicitation contains the DLAD Procurement Notes C01- Part Numbered Items, L04 - Offers for Part Numbered Items, and M06 - Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items.