SPMYM320Q3050_Redacted.pdf

Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (November 2011)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Agency and Activity: DLA Land and Maritime KME.

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies/services on other than a full and open competition basis.

3. The supplies/services required to meet the using activity’s needs are described as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/P/N QUANTITY EST. VALUE

Topside Chlorinator AN/TSQ-218 (MOD 1) 2

This procurement is for the purchase of two topside chlorinators. The total Government estimate is

The FSC Code applicable to this procurement is 4320 and the NSN is 333318.

This acquisition:

[X] will not include an option.

The total estimated dollar value of this acquisition (inclusive of any option) is

4. The acquisition is restricted to the only source(s) of supply known to have the capability of furnishing the required supplies/services. Source(s) are: (Include CAGE code)

Leidos, Inc.

4649 E. Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17050 Cage Code: 1N0X4

5. 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.

6. The use of the authority cited in other than 10. U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) above is based on:

The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both. It is not economical to buy the data or rights to the data.

Currently, the Government does not have a specification for the Topside Chlorinators, due to a special interlock cable on the unit that is proprietary to Leidos, Inc.

These required units are used Navy wide and provides uninterrupted service to Ship’s at Navy installations, Shipyards and IMA. The unique characteristics of Model AN/TSQ-218 Mod1, P/N AJXGCI-F-97127XXXXX, is that each Chlorinator is paired with a De-chlorinator through an interlock cable to provide operating feedback and if replaced would require a new De-chlorinator to mate the Chlorinator along with the matching Interlock cable.

The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Chlorination units are used to produce chlorine and remove marine growth and other buildup from ASW systems. Units are paired due to interlock cables to De-chlorinator units which provide operating feedback and work simultaneously to accomplish the task. Obtaining a different Chlorination unit will not work with the De-chlorinators currently on hand and will require purchasing new De-chlorination units and changing organizations processes to allow for integration of the alternate unit.

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

[X] The acquisition will be synopsized and any firm requesting a solicitation copy will be provided one.

This requirement will be posted to BetaSam utilizing solicitation number SPMYM3-20-Q-3050.

8. A market survey:

[X] was conducted, and firms indicating an interest in the acquisition will be solicited. Market research efforts, include:

Source sought notice SPMYM3-20-Q-3S50 was posted to BetaSam on September 4, 2020. No responses were received in response to the sources sought.

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

These topside chlorinators were purchased last year under SPMYM319P7048. The purchase was awarded to Leidos Inc on 7/12/2019. The awarded price was $248,537.00 and pricing was determined fair and reasonable via PRC Codes BD and BG (previous history and comparison to similar items).

10. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition are: (If none, so state)

Leidos, Inc.

4649 E. Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17050 Cage Code: 1N0X4

11. The actions, being taken to overcome barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisitions are made are:

(If none, so state and explain why not.)

None at this time. There are no expectations that the Government will be able to acquire the proprietary specifications of the interlock cable.

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

History for this material will be used in conjunction with inflation analysis. Negotiations will be conducted with the contractor to address any unanswered price increases, and similar items will be looked at to make a pricing comparison.

13. Additional facts, if any, supporting this determination: There has been a previous large purchase for this material. The J&A for that acquisition (SPMYM3-17-Q-3048) is attached.

It is noted, that the engineering POC for this material ( was contacted about the status of a specification for these topside chlorinators. He advised that the previous inquiry from Howell Laboratories regarding the development of a Government specification was in regards to the in-dock chlorinators, not the topside chlorinators.

HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

I have reviewed and approve this Justification $93,000,000 or below.

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