SPE7MX20RX040 - reviewed Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SOLICITATION SPE7MX20RX040

DLA Land and Maritime Justification & Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition (J&A) x These are replacement parts. The Government requires spare parts that are form, fit, and functionally interchangeable with those currently supporting naval cruiser ships. The only manufacturing source approved by the design control activity with the comprehensive knowledge, technical data, and expertise needed to manufacture this item is Motorola Solutions Incorporated (CAGE 78205).

5. The subject NSNs are restricted to Motorola Solutions Incorporated (CAGE 78205). Product Specialist, provided a letter with the technical certification on July 9, 2020 stating Motorola Solutions Incorporated is the only source authorized to manufacturer and provide the subject NSNs to DLA. The authority for using other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements qualifications”. It is essential that the Government obtain these parts only from Motorola Solutions Incorporated because it is essential that the Government only obtain parts that have been tested and verified to be used in specific higher level assemblies. To insure operability in accordance with military requirements of the stated higher assemblies, the spare/replacement parts there must be the same form, fit, and function as the parts currently used in these higher assemblies. Although the items have been determined commercial, the government requires spare parts that are form, fit, and functionally interchangeable with those current supporting the end items, naval cruiser ships. At this time, the approved part numbers from Motorola Solutions Incorporated are the only parts known to have the form, fit, and function to be interchangeable with those currently supporting the naval cruiser ships. Therefore, it is essential the government obtain the approved code and part number items rather than a similar commercial item. This is supported by the NSNs Acquisition Method Code (AMC)/Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) code of 3C. This code requires parts to be delivered by an engineering source approved by the design control activity. There are several NSNs with Acquisition Method Codes (AMC)/Acquisition Method Suffix Codes (AMSC) of 3D and 3R. The approved source retains 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 parts. Concerning the one NSN with an AMC/AMSC of Z Motorola Solutions Incorporated has material available for this item; the Government knows of no other sources, nor is technical data available.

The use of the authority cited is based on:

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

The following is the AMSC description.

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 part in the intended application.

AMSC D. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation.

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.

AMSC Z. This part is a commercial/nondevelopmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply.