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SOLICITATION: SPRBL1-16-R-0016

For Official Use Only Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 & 3.104 Page 3

As the Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable, based on distributor competition, comparison of proposed prices with an Independent Government Estimate, and other price/cost analysis. Certified cost and pricing data is not required for procurements solicited under FAR Part 13.5 procedures. Data other than certified cost and pricing data will be obtained as needed to support a fair and reasonable price determination.

8. Market Research:

The market research that was conducted consisted of a search in WebFLIS and Haystack, review of the previous contracts, and a market survey. The search of WebFLIS revealed that Cummins owns the specifications and top level drawings. On March 26, 2014, technical experts within the Army Communications Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center, Product Realization Directorate published a Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) page seeking potential sources for the required items. The following contractors responded to the customer Sources Sought:

Manufacturer CAGE Business Size Cummins Crosspoint, LLC 4R699 Large Herndon Products 3G1W3 Small Melton Sales & Services, Inc. 4X8W5 Small Cummins Power Systems, LLC

1CS43 Small

Mastery Engines Center 0AK42 Small

The Contract Specialist released a follow-up Sources Sought on October 6, 2015. The following contractors responded to the Contract Specialist’s Sources Sought:

Manufacturer CAGE Business Size Melton Sales & Services, Inc.

4X8W5 Small

Federal Contracts Corp 3VCK4 Small

The Contract Specialist sent a follow-up to each of the interested vendors to further clarify their interest in the procurement. of Cummins Crosspoint confirmed via the telephone on October 20, 2015 that his organization will not be bidding against this procurement. of Melton Sales & Services (Melton) confirmed via e-mail on October 20, 2015 that Melton is an approved dealer for Cummins but they are not an approved distributor. He stated that Melton would not be submitting a bid against this procurement. of Federal Contracts Corp (FCC) stated via e-mail on October 19, 2015 that FCC is not an authorized distributor of Cummins and will not be quoting on this requirement. stated via the telephone on October 20, 2015 that Mastery Engines Center is not an authorized distributor of Cummins and will not quote on this requirement. of Herndon Products and of