J&A6.302-1CSSPE7MX17R0048.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION: SPE7MX-17-R-0048

ORIGINAL J&A

I. 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:

Line Item NSN BriefDescri tion AMC/AMSC AD Estimated ADV

0001 4820007969680 VALVE, LIQUID OXYGEN 3/C 691

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Item NSN WSDC End Item

I 4820007969680 Z9N FA-18, A-D, E/F, G AIRCRAFTS

This FSC 4820 is a liquid oxygen valve used to transfer liquid oxygen from a supply source to the LOX converters of the FA-18 aircraft, other military aircrafts and on the civilian side it's used on civilian EMS helicopters throughout the United States. The number of LOX equipped civilian EMS helicopters in the US is estimated to be around 600 aircraft.

The estimated base value is _________, with an estimated total value (Base+ Option) of , and a maximum contract value of ___________.

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

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(]) - 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: Because only the approved source possesses the complete technical data for the item listed, they are the only source uniquely qualified to manufacture this item; therefore, this acquisition will be solicited with other than full and open competition under the authority of IO U.S.C 2304(c) (I), as implemented by FAR 6.302.

This item is a critical safety item, and in accordance with DFARS 209.270, DLA must procure this item only from those sources approved by the design control activity. At this time, only Essex Industries Inc. has been approved by the design control activity to supply this CSI.

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Item NSN Comnanl' CAGE PRTNUM

I 4820007969680 ESSEX INDUSTRIES. INC 19062 20C-0021·2

AMC 3 - Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer. One manufacturer is approved for this item: Essex Industries Inc. (19062). Procurement history shows that Essex Industries (19062) and Comptech Corporation (0BR38) a dealer has provided this part.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

AMSC C: This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the parts in the intended application.

______________Product Specialist or record for this NSN indicated on December 13, 2016 that the AMC/AMCS code is 3/C and that the Navy CSI website indicates that the only approved source is Essex Industries (19062).

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

a. The acquisition will be synopsized on or about March 30, 2017, and will run for 15 days. At the completion of the synopsis period, the RFP will be solicited on the internet for 30 days, via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).

b. Alternate items will be evaluated for this procurement.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

Past procurement history will be reviewed, and a price analysis will be performed using the producer price indexes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The basis for determining the reasonableness of this procurement will be price analysis, analysis of the prices in the commercial market place plus other than cost or pricing data will be reguested if needed.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market Survey [10 U.S.C. 2304(f)(3)(D)]:

A market survey was conducted on/during 4/8/ I 6 - 8/21 / 16. Project was assigned to the buyer on August 21, 2016.

Total number of vendors contacted: 2

Names of vendors contacted:

i) Essex Industries, Inc., CAGE 19062

ii) Bahr Machine Co., CAGE 7520 I

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Names of vendors that responded to market survey: 1

i) Essex Industries, Inc., CAGE 19062

Techniques used to conduct survey: emails, FedBizOpps, Market survey guestionnaire and attachment and follow-up phone calls.

Types of information requested: # of base years, # of option years. priced option years versus EPA, FOB origin or destination, quantity breaks. commerciality, commercial sales invoices. Understanding of cost/price data.

Summary of information received: See below.

The Strategic Sourcing Specialists attempted to conduct market research with the following companies to assess their interest and capability to perform: Essex Industries Inc. ( 19062) and Bahr Machine Co. (75201).

Essex Industries Inc. (19062) was responsive to the market survey. See below:

• Company indicated an interest in pursuing a Long Term Contract.

• Company stated that this item is commercial.

• Company has indicated that they are a Small Business.

• Company has indicated that they currently have 250 employees.

• Company has indicated that they do not have a parent company.

Interested Base Option Company Name Response Business Size on a LTC Year Years EPA

Essex Industries Inc Yes Small Business

Bahr Machine Co. No Small Business

Cost/ Priced FOB Price Option Orh!in Data

The Sourcing Strategy Team sent a market survey to Bahr Machine because they provided this item under contract# SPM7MB13C00I I (February 2013), where the item was coded as a drawing (1/G) with Contractor FAT requirements. This item is now coded 3/C as a critical safety item. The only

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