Cover_Guard_-_JA_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MX17R0136

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

(FEB 2017)

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

ANNUAL

DEMAND

QTY

EST. VALUE

AMSC

Cover and Guard, Electrical Connector 5935993736326 SCD-M11579 31957 R

*If too numerous, attach list of NSNs and AMSC codes

Identify end item, weapon system, or class of item: Aircraft, Thunderbolt II, A-10

ESTIMATED BASE VALUE:

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE (BASE + OPTIONS):

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.

Brief narrative supporting the situation and weapon system: The approved source(s): EDO MBM Technology Limited, CAGE Code: U1816.

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

The use of the authority cited below:

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

The use of the authority cited is based on:

AMSC R. The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. This code is used when the Government did not initially purchase the data and/or rights. If only one source has the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If two or more sources have the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid. The Government does not own or possess the data or rights. EDO MBM Technology Engineering is the only known source that owns or possesses the technical data and the requisite data rights and/or manufacturing capability to make these items. The product specialist verified the AMC/AMSC coding as accurate on June 26, 2017.

CLIN NSN ITEM AMC AMSC

0001 5935-99-373-6326 Cover and Guard, Electrical Connector 3 R

6. Efforts to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable are: The acquisition will be synopsized on or about August 2017. Manufacturers of similar products will be solicited via the FedBizOps.

Also, the buyer will include information concerning the value engineering opportunities for reverse engineering and alternate offer program and provided the web link so that potential offerors could obtain additional guidance on submitting a SAR.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable through one, any, or all of the following: Cost analysis of contractor cost or pricing data or price comparison to prior price(s) determined reasonable via price analysis and if need be support from the Pricing Branch office. This solicitation is for an Indefinite Quantity, Fixed Price contract, with a three (3) year base period, and the option to extend the contract for two (2) additional years in one year increments, which may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. Award will be made on an all or none basis per NSN for the supplies covered under this contract.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Market Survey [10 U.S.C. 2304(f)(3)(D)]: A sources sought notice was posted on FedBizOpps (FBO) on March 21, 2017 by the Strategic Sourcing Specialist (SSS), no response was received. Also, the SSS market survey was conducted on/during March 21, 2017.

Total number of vendors contacted: 1. The SB Ofc concurs that this item is sole-sourced to EDO MBM Technology LTD, CAGE U1816 is the only known domestic source.

Names of vendors contacted and responding:

Vendor Response

EDO MBM Technology Positively affirmed their interested in this LTC.

No J&As was found in the procurement history or in Records Mgmt.

See Attachment for techniques used to conduct survey; types of information requested; summary of information received; and information received regarding commerciality of the item.

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

A technical review was completed by the Product Specialists of Record. The subject NSN has been identified as sole/limited source item. No other sources or adequate technical data could be identified or located for competitive procurement. If new sources are approved prior to award, the solicitation will be reissued allowing for the new source(s) a chance to compete for this acquisition.

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

BUNNELL.SHAUN. Digitally signed by

T.1242831663

BUNNELL.SHAUN.T.1242831663

Date: 2017.08.22 11:28:53 -04'00'

COUTURE.MARY.E.123 Digitally signed by

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Date: 2017.09.14 16:36:56 -04'00'

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

The solicitation contains DLA Procurement Note M06, Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

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, this signature serves as the approval.

Shaun Bunnell, Contracting Officer Date

APPROVAL/CERTIFICATION

I have reviewed and approve this justification:

Competition Advocate Signature Date

BEEBE.MATTHEW.RI

Digitally signed by

BEEBE.MATTHEW.RICHARD.1012725473

CHARD.1012725473 Date: 2017.09.18 16:23:31 -04'00'

Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Date Signature

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[X] Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

[X] $700,000 to $13,500,000 Competition Advocate

[X] $13,500,000 to $93,000,000 Head of Contracting Activity (HCA)

EDO MBM Technology U1816

Attachment #1 - Market Survey

EDO MBM Technology Limited, CAGE U1816:

• Large Business Manufacturer

• Approximately 100 employees

• Does not have a parent company, Harris Corporation, approximately 21,000 employees

• Does not have a commercial distribution network.

• Has Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capability

• Interested in pursuing a LTC for these items

• This LTC is not too large of a requirement for your company to perform

• Will agree to a 3-year base

• The Government would realize a cost savings if using a three-year base period.

• Ideal base period is 3 years.

• Can hold their prices steady for the entire base period.

• Would quote 1 option periods with a 3-year base period.

• Would accept 2 option years.

• Would prefer to have pre-negotiated pricing that would be valid for at last one year with pre-negotiated escalation rates in each of the out years.

• Risk for pricing option years ratings

Low Moderate High 2nd Base Year 3rd Base Year 1st Option Year 2nd Option Year

• Components/raw materials that are the primary drivers in the pricing of this item

Component Percentage of the make-up of the item Example: (Steel) Example: (50%)

Cable & connectors 60%

• The industry standard contract term for LTCs is 5 years.

• Item is not on GSA Schedule.

• There are no items recommended to add to this LTC project.

• Fully understands the requirements for certified Cost or Pricing data or Information Other Than Cost or

Pricing Data requirements.

• Capable of providing Cost or Pricing data through the reciprocal program.

• Has provided certified cost or pricing data to DLA before.

• Agree that consolidating NSNs would be an advantage.

• Item is not commercial.

• FOB Destination is acceptable.

• Can provide STD-COM-PKG with MIL-STD-129 Markings.

• Would require phased delivery for quantities up to the QFD quantity.

• Phased delivery schedule would be 120 days for the initial quantity, and subsequent quantities in 30 days.

• Maximum quantity per month is 1,600.

• Minimum delivery order quantity is 100.

• Would require 120 day delivery.

• This item is carried in inventory.

• This item does not contain hazardous material.

• Willing to submit to the specific testing (GFAT, CFAT or PLT) if required.

• NSN is quantity sensitive. 100-999 US$72; 1,000-10,000 US$59; >10,000 US$46.

• A higher guaranteed minimum percentage affect pricing. It would enable securing larger batch quantities of supplied components.

• Company has practices that take into account Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions or climate-related reporting. There are corporate policies, environmental conditions, different regulations of control in the UK than in the U.S. EDO is a part of the Harris Corporation. As such we have Environmental procedures that are placed on us to ensure we look at energy efficiency and environmental improvements. Under UK Government legislation EDO is audited for these processes, but EDO does not feed into the US system.

• UK Company operating under UK Government conditions and regulations.