SPE7MX18R0028_-_reviewed_Redacted.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MX-18-R-0028

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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X ORIGINAL

ADDENDUM (attach copy of original J & A for add-ons or revisions)

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:

LINE

ITEM

NSN BRIEF

DESCRIPTION

EST. ADQ AMC/AMSC

0001 6140015024405 Battery, Storage 1,021 1/R

This IQC is for 3 base years.

The weapon systems for the solicitation items are as follows:

NIIN WSDC LONG_NAME SHORT_NAME

015024405 12M BUFFALO A2 MPCV CAT (MRAP) BUFFALO A2 MPCV CAT (MRAP)

015024405 C7N NAVY EXPEDITIONARY PROGRAMS NAVY EXPEDITIONARY PROGRAMS

015024405 MRA

THIS WILL BE THE PARENT WSDC FOR ALL ARMY MRAP

WSDCS

PARENT WSDC FOR ALL ARMY

MRAP

015024405 URA BUFFALO MINE PROTECTED CLEARANCE VEHICLE RCV ROUTE CLEARANCE VEHICLE RCV 015024405 Z8N LANDING CRAFT UTILITY (LCUS) LANDING CRAFT UTILITY (LCUs)

ESTIMATED BASE (3-Year) VALUE

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE

MAXIMUM CONTRACT VALUE

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

(X ) 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) – Available from only one or a limited number of sources.

5. The use of the authority cited in other than 10. U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) above is based on:

Approved Sources:

CAGE COMPANY NAME PRT NUM

0UJ55 OPTIMA BATTERIES, INC. 8052-161

1EFH8 GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS - 3001272

SOLICITATION SPE7MX-18-R-0028

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Product Specialist reviewed prior to acquisition and determined more than 1 source is approved to produce this item. Only the approved sources possesses the complete technical data for the item listed, they are the only sources uniquely qualified to manufacture this item; therefore, this acquisition will be solicited with other than full and open competition under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302.

On April 24, 2017, , Quality Assurance Specialist, confirmed that this item has been reviewed and the AMC/AMSC code is correct and the item is good for an LTC inclusion.

AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

( X ) 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 AMC/AMSC code for this item reflect that the coded sources, listed below are the only approved sources, or has determined that the Government does not have sufficient data to procure the item from other sources.

CAGE COMPANY NAME PRT NUM

0UJ55 OPTIMA BATTERIES, INC. 8052-161

1EFH8 GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS - 3001272

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

(X ) The acquisition will be synopsized on or about January 16, 2018 and will run for 15 days, prior to the issue date.

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

Past procurement history will be reviewed, and a PPI price analysis will be performed. Based upon past contract history, and information provided in the market survey research, it is anticipated that more than 1offer will be received. Per FAR 15.403-1(b)(3) cost or pricing data is not required and FAR Part 12 procedures will be used.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

A sources sought was issued a second time on FedBizOpps on 11/30/17, and closing on 12/11/17, by the Acquisition Specialist. No additional sources responded for sources sought.

A market survey was conducted on: 4/20/17 Total number of vendors contacted: 2

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Name of vendors contacted:

General Dynamics Land System – Large manufacturer Optima Batteries, Inc. - Large manufacturer

Name of vendor responding:

General Dynamics Land System – Large manufacturer Optima Batteries, Inc. - Large manufacturer

Both vendors were contacted using e-mail. These company were selected for market research based on review of the procurement history and prior market research.

Techniques used to conduct survey:

Market survey questionnaire and attachment and follow-up phone calls.

Types of information requested:

Number of option years, priced option years versus EPA, FOB origin or destination, quantity breaks, commerciality, commercial sales invoices.

Summary of information received:

Company Name Respond Option Years EPA

Priced Option

FOB

Destination

Price Same All Zones

General Dynamics Land System Yes

Optima Batteries, Inc. Yes

Information received regarding the commerciality of the item:

Only Optima Batteries, Inc indicated in their market survey that the item is commercial. Optima provided 3 invoices containing the . The invoices list the part number as P/N 9052-161 which is how they say the distributors order individually boxed batteries (In this case, the part number starts with 9 instead of 8). stated that Optima Batteries only has a Consumer web store which can be found at link:

https://www.optimabatteries.com/en-us/bluetop-dual-purpose-deep-cycle-and-starting

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.

( X ) A technical review was completed by the SAPD product specialist group for the solicitation NSN. The subject NSN has been identified as sole/limited source item.

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10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is: (If none, so state) General Dynamics Land System (1EFH8) Optima Batteries, Inc. (0UJ55)

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

(X ) The solicitation contains the Notes L04 and M06. Conditions for Evaluation and Acceptance of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

( X ) Other: The product specialist reviewed the NSN on this project during project creation, and no new sources were found.

12. A previous J&A is not available.

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. If not exceeding $700,000, this signature serves as the approval.

Contracting Officer Phone Date

LORI A. ARCHIBALD

Typed name of Contracting Officer

Approval/Certification

I have reviewed and approve this justification. The estimated total value of the J&A is

Competition Advocate Signature Date

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS

[X] Up to $700,000 Contracting Officer

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

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ARCHIBALD.LORI.A.1230193190

Date: 2018.01.24 15:03:00 -05'00'

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Date: 2018.01.30 14:29:36 -05'00'