Redacted_JA_SPRDL1-17-R-0086.pdf

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY J&A SPRDL1 17 R 0086

PART II - Technical Information and Certification

1. The US Army TACOM LCMC requires the acquisition of the above item. The only approved source(s) for the above item is (are):

a. Contractor(s) Name: Cummins Inc.

Cage: 15434 Part Number: 3803323

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

a. Status of the Acquisition Data:

The main component of the vehicles engine Cooling System is the Cooling System Pump, part number 3803323. Cummins Engine is the sole owner of their drawings and technical data rights. The Government does not own proprietary rights to the TDP that would be required to produce a competitive TDP. The above identified supplier has developed, tested and obtained Government approval for this item for application to the M2 Bradley Vehicle system at their own cost. The Government did not fund their efforts in developing and testing this item.

b. Efforts to Increase Competition or Qualify a New Source in Relation to this

Procurement:

Cooling System Pump, part number 3803323 is used on the Bradley vehicle. It functions as a sub assembly for the Engine Cooling System in the vehicle. The Cooling System Pump is used to support the cooling system assembly components for the engine in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. It is an integral part of the vehicles mobility and survivability system. This Cooling System Pump keeps the vehicles engine at a safe operating environment to prevent any damage or failure due to overheating and adverse battlefield demands and conditions. In order to qualify additional vendors, a significant amount of time and money would be necessary to reverse engineer, procure and test additional prototypes before releasing the TDP. This delay would severely impact the availability of the Cooling System Pump in the field and in the Depot's rebuild program. This Cooling System Pump is critical to Bradley vehicle readiness.

Through our previous experience, we estimate that the cost to develop a competitive package for this critical item through reverse engineering would cost about $350K and would require an estimated delay of at least 12 months.

Testing this Cooling System Pump, part number 3803323 (temperature, shock, vibration, sand and dust, endurance, etc.) is estimated to cost $250K and take 6 months. Durability testing at Yuma Proving Grounds would also be required.

The 12 month, 5000 miles of durability test for two prototypes will cost about $600K. In summary, the cost to reverse engineer the current design, conduct laboratory testing, fabricate 2 prototypes and conduct vehicle durability testing would cost about $1.8 M and take 30 months. To do otherwise would be a high risk, as a premature failure of this item in the field would result in failure of the Engine Cooling System to operate properly in a battlefield situation, which in hence will cause engine failure and vehicle breakdown. Testing could also surface defects that could adversely impact the readiness of the equipment and Operational and Support (O&S) Costs. These stated costs would be very difficult to be recouped through subsequent competition and the consequential time delay for this effort is unacceptable to meet the Government's requirements.

c. Demonstration of Approved Contractor's Unique Qualifications:

Only Cummins has the requisite technical and engineering expertise to perform all efforts required to provide the item identified in this J&A. The current supplier has qualified in accordance with all the necessary test requirements and performance parameters. The subject component 3803323 is installed in the Bradley vehicle to provide an effective operation of the Engine Cooling System.

It provides a mechanism where the vehicles Engine is kept at safe operating conditions. A failure of the Cooling System Pump under battlefield conditions could damage the vehicles Engine, thus rendering the vehicle unable to proceed with its mission function and endangering the life of the crew. The approved source identified above has demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain the processing required to produce this item. An award to any other source would cause a substantial duplication of costs to the Government not expected to be recovered through competition and would cause unacceptable delays in fulfilling fielding requirements. Any new source would require funding for the research and development of extensive processing procedures involved. Since the current contractor (Cummins) currently owns all the data for this item, the additional time required for these actions would prohibit delivery of the items in a time frame that would meet the Government's requirements.

d. Efforts to Qualify Additional Suppliers for future procurements:

At this time, there are no current or planned efforts to qualify additional sources due to the fact that there is no technical data available for PN 3803323 (Cooling System Pump) nor are there any funds available to conduct the extensive (costly and time consuming) qualification testing requirements. Furthermore, any new source would be required to pass extensive validation testing of this item as those produced by the current vendor. The additional time required for these actions would prohibit delivery of the Cooling System Pump in a time frame that would satisfy the Government's needs. Contractors interested in producing this item can seek approval through the Source Approval Program with the Competition Advocates Office.

Signature:

Date: 11/30/16

PART IV - Contracting Information

1. Description of Action: The required item will be solicited on Request For Proposals SPRDL1 17 R 0086. It is proposed to negotiate a Firm-Fixed-Price contract with Cummins Inc. for their part number 3803323.

2. 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. In addition, a Sources Sought notice has been posted to FedBizOpps on 8 Dec 2016.

3. 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.

4. The POC for this action is

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

Certified cost and pricing data is required for this procurement to support price reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.400. The Government will analyze these costs to determine that the unit prices are fair and reasonable prior to awarding a contract.

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

Name: Timothy A. Nichols Title: Contracting Officer Signature: //TAN// Date: 18 JAN 2017

PART V - Legal Concurrence

Concur:

Date: 01/19/2017

PART VI - Approval Authority for Acquisitions Equal to or Greater Than $700,000.

APPROVAL OF JUSTIFICATION

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Based on the foregoing Justification, I hereby approve the procurement of the following:

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b. NSN:

c. Basic Quantity:

d. Basic Estimated Value: $

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f. Quantity with Option:

g. Estimated Value with Option: $

This action will be awarded under other than full and open competition pursuant to the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and subject to the availability of funds. This approval is subject to the proviso that the property herein described has otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Signature:

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