SPRBL119Q0079-ZL0092.5-for_OPSEC-PAO_Redacted_032.pdf

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION & SENSITIVE- SEE FAR 2.101 & 3.104

- Holds the OLED unit.

- Mounted on either the right or left tube of a standard ANVIS.

Electronic Unit (EU):

- Converts the stroke signals to raster format.

- Provides the HU with the appropriate power supply.

The AN/AVS-7 ANVIS HUD is used on Chinook and Blackhawk helicopters to display flight and engine trend information directly in front of the pilot’s eye during flight. This provides the pilot with reduced in-flight workloads and enhanced situational awareness.

4. Authority Cited

The procedures in FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items were used in accordance with the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1903.

5. Reason for Authority Cited

The only known manufacturing source of supply for the hardware item described above is Elbit Systems of America, subsidiary EFW, Inc., (Elbit/EFW), CAGE 0WEC9, 4700 Marine Creek Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas, 76179. Elbit/EFW owns the technical data package (TDP) for the Night Flat Panel, and possesses the expertise to produce it. Elbit/EFW is the only contractor with past history manufacturing the Night Flat Panel for the Government.

Elbit/EFW has demonstrated that it has the proprietary design, data, production facilities, and technical skills to produce the required hardware items. This company has successfully passed all U.S. Army Air Worthiness Release testing and certification, which is a required and mandatory certification within the Army. Additionally, Elbit/EFW is the only source with the facilities, including a test bed, and the technical expertise required to assemble, fabricate, and test the required system.

The Government has made various attempts to buy the TDP but the Elbit/EFW was not willing to sell

it. Without the TDP, any source other than Elbit/EFW would need to perform engineering design effort, followed by test validation. Design and test validation by any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Government requirements. The Army Technical Expert estimated that these design and test validation efforts would exceed 20-24 months. Also additional time is required for air worthiness release testing and certification. Furthermore, as part of an alternate source qualification, costs estimated in excess of $9.5 million would be required to verify that any alternate could be used with legacy displays, and to rebuild and qualify platform software products that would be compatible with the existing AN/AVS-7 ANVIS HUD. The Army Technical Expert concluded that design, test, air worthiness certification, software rework, and compatibility verification costs would not be recovered through anticipated reduction of prices due to competition.

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION & SENSITIVE- SEE FAR 2.101 & 3.104

As a final point, the Army Technical Expert advised that a reverse engineering effort would be high risk, because the existing system would require re-engineering, which would include changes in function operations that are integral to the existing system.

The Acquisition Method Reason Code (AMRC) for the spare part is 3R. The assigned value “3” means that the part is to be acquired, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. The assigned value “R” means that the data or rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it is uneconomical to purchase them.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition

Market research was conducted, the details of which are in the market research section of this document. In accordance with FAR 5.201, this action was synopsized on FedBizOpps on September 25, 2018.

7. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination

As the Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. In accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b) and (c), certified cost and pricing data will not be required for this commercial part. If required to determine fair and reasonable pricing, data other than certified cost and price data may be obtained if it cannot be determined through comparison of proposed prices to historical prices paid, or other methods.

8. Market Research

On September 25, 2018, Technical Experts within the Integrated Logistics Supply Center (ILSC) published a sources sought announcement (SSA) on FedBizOpps (FBO) with a response due date of September 30, 2018. One company responded to the notice: Elbit/EFW.

Elbit/EFW responded that they are the incumbent supplier to the U.S. Army for the AN/AVS ANVIS HUD system for the CH-47D/F and UH-60A/L/M helicopters since 1991, with current contracts with DLA and Boeing. The AN/AVS-7 is the current system version.