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CMO Control Number: XXXX

SPRDL1-5-R-0390

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

DLA Land Warren is the procuring activity for this action. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy requirements."

PART I - Description of Item Required:

a. NOUN: Connecting Rod, Piston

b. QUANTITY: 737

OPTION QUANTITY: 1474

c. NSN: 2815-00-394-9702

d. MPN: 11683934, FAIRLANE TOOL CO., CAGE 50433, AND L-3

COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DBA COMBAT PROPULSION

e. VEHICLE SYSTEM: M88

f. ESTIMATED UNIT PRICE: $ 281.85

g. ESTIMATED VALUE: $ 207,723.45

ESTIMATED OPTION VALUE: $ 207,723.45

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE: $ 415,446.90

h. PRON NUMBER: EH56E089EH AMD:04

i. TYPE OF FUNDS: AWCF

j. TYPE OF CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price

PART II - Technical Information and Certification

1. The US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command requires the acquisition of the above item. The only approved source(s) for the above item is (are):

a. Contractor(s) Name: Fairlane Tool Co.

Cage: 50433 Part Number: 11683934.

b. Contractor(s) Name: L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DBA

COMBAT PROPULSION

Cage: 02978 Part Number: 655215

2. Reasons the item is not suitable for full and open competition:

a. Status of the Technical Data Package: Item to be procured, referred to as a non-developmental item, is a spare part of a Government vehicle system. It was developed for the prime contractor by an independent contractor during the vehicle development program. The Government chose not to fund the cost of procuring design rights and fully defined drawings; therefore, the Government is not entitled to this information. The proprietary rights are not owned by the Government and as such, the data required to produce a competitive TDP is not available.

b. Efforts to Develop a Competitive Package (i.e., Cost Analysis): The item drawing has not been revised to a fully defined format to support full and open competition due to its unique aspects and non-developmental status.

Funding has not been allocated for this effort and the effort itself would force delivery delays of up to 2 years. The delays in delivery would be associated with request and allocation of AWCF for the reverse engineering effort (6 months), development testing and analysis (12 months), supplementary type classification information (3 months), and follow-on production testing (3 months). These delays would prohibit delivery of the items to be procured in a time frame that would meet the Government's requirements.

c. Demonstration of Approved Contractor's Unique Qualifications: The item to be procured is a critical component of a highly specialized engine assembly which operates in a unique military weapons system. The approved source of the item to be procured has demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain the processing required to produce the item to be procured. In addition, the approved source’s item has met the NATO requirement for successful completion of NATO Laboratory Test for Diesel and Spark Ignition Engines AEP-5, Allied Engineering Publication while operating in an AVDS1790-2DR engine or equivalent. This test is required for components which are critical for engine/vehicle operation and crew safety.

d. Efforts to Qualify Additional Suppliers: Due to the critical nature of this item, the TDP requires that the item meet the NATO requirement for successful completion of NATO Laboratory Test for Diesel and Spark Ignition Engines AEP-5, Allied Engineering Publication while operating in an AVDS1790-2DR engine or equivalent. This requirement must be accomplished prior to contract award. The amount of time required to complete the above requirement related to the assembly of an engine with the supplier’s item, operational testing of the supplier’s item in the engine and engine disassembly and examination of the supplier’s item would cause unacceptable delays (12 months) in fulfilling the agency's requirements. A new source would also require a tooling adjustment and the development of new and extensive processing procedures would result in additional delays of up to 12 months. An award to any other source would also cause a substantial duplication of costs (estimated at $1.0 Mil) to the Government not expected to be recovered through competition. In addition, qualifying a new source would require an expenditure of funding that is not presently available for such activity. The combination of the qualification test delays, the delays associated with tool adjustment and development of new processing procedures, and the lack of available funding necessary to conduct the required testing, would prohibit delivery of the item to be procured in a time frame that would meet the Government's requirements. Therefore, no efforts have or are being taken to qualify additional sources of supply at this time for the item to be procured.

e. Market Survey: This item does not appear on the Competition Advocate’s Shopping List (CASL), dated 3 Jun 15. The CASL contains TACOM-Warren’s projected buy list of sole source items for the next three years based on the AMRC Codes of 3, 4 and 5. It is updated and advertised twice a year in the FedBizOpps and is available to interested contractors on the TACOM-Warren Business Opportunities website under the Future and Potential Buys Link. Contractors interested in competing on any items listed are instructed to contact the Competition Advocate’s Office.

f. Sources Sought:

Sources Sought Notice 2015-277 has been submitted to Fed Biz Opps on August 18, 2015.

Component: Connecting Rod, Piston

NSN: 2815-00-394-9702

Part Number: 11683934, 655215 End Item: M88

Vendors interested in pursuing source approval for this component are requested to download and review the Source Approval Information Booklet.

The Source Approval Information Booklet can obtained at the following location http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/ssn/sources.htm

Additional questions regarding the source approval process may be sent to the TACOM LCMC Competition Management Office:

http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/ssn/sources.htm

Email: usarmy.detroit.mbx.lcmc-market-surveys@mail.mil

Attn: Leo Simsic, Source Development Officer

3. The POC for this action is Syed Hussaini, Mechanical Engineer, Ext 282-7848

4. Technical Certification: I certify that my supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Carl Johnson Title: Team Leader HCV Team Signature: //s// Date: June 26, 2015

PART III - Requirements Certification

1. Per FAR 6.303-2(b), I certify that data provided on PRON EH56E089EH as to required quantities and delivery schedules are accurate and complete.

Item Manager: Susan D Young Date: 6/26/15

2. Requirements Certification - I certify that this data is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Deanna Clough Title: M88A2 Team Leader Signature: /s/ Deanna Clough Date: 6/26/15

PART IV - Contracting Information

1. Description of Action: The required item will be solicited on Request for Proposal SPRDL1-15-R-0390. It is proposed to negotiate a Firm-Fixed-Price contract with Fairlane Tool Co. or L-3 Communications for their part numbers 11683934 or 655215.

Fairlane Tool and L-3 Communications are the sole owners of the drawing packages and technical data rights; and the Government does not own proprietary rights to the TDP that would be required to produce a competitive TDP.

2. Acquisition Method Code (AMC): AMC 3 – The required items will be acquired, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer.

3. Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC): AMSC B- This part must be acquired from a manufacturing source(s) specified on a source control or selected item drawing as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100. Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application.

4. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Although this procurement will be restricted to the above source(s), every effort will be made to obtain potential sources by synopsis through the FedBizOpps system.

5. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have expressed a written interest in the acquisition of this item. Should potential sources respond to the synopsis in FedBizOpps, they will be evaluated by the appropriate engineering office as an alternate source.

6. The POC for this action is Katie Betzler, OFFICE SYMBOL: ZGAAB, Ext. 586-282- 3168.

7. Fair and Reasonable Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Normal acquisition procedures will be followed to determine that the contract price is fair and reasonable. The appropriate forms of cost and/or price analysis will be utilized, and negotiations will be conducted if necessary.

8. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this J&A is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Karen Kaczorowski Title: Contracting Officer Signature: //s// Date: 20 Aug 2015

PART V - Legal Concurrence

Concur: // Darin R. Morency // Date: August 20, 2015