JA_SPRDL1-17-R-0433_Redacted.pdf

J&A Solicitation No. SPRDL1-17-R-0433 own expense and obtained the U.S. Government’s authorization of these assemblies for use on the HEMTT trucks. As a result, the U.S. Government does not own technical data rights to this item, nor does technical data exists to produce a competitive technical data package (TDP).

Due to the unique requirements of this assembly, the Government imposed source control restrictions. As the design rights for this assembly is proprietary, the non-availability of technical data requires that this item be procured on a non-competitive basis from the approved sources above.

Using estimates drawn from similar projects, the cost and time to procure the proprietary data from one of the authorized sources, develop/test a prototype to make sure the TDP is complete and accurate, and then procure the item under full and open competition procedures, is at least $200,000 and six months. If reverse engineered, the effort would cost an estimated $275,000 and at least sixteen months of time.

Furthermore, qualification testing (to include material form, fit, function, performance, and durability tests), would require an additional six months of time, and cost an estimated $70,000.

Using these cost and delay model estimates, the Government likely could not recover the costs necessary to make this procurement competitive. Additionally, the delay associated with such efforts would have a significant impact on TACOM’s ability to support the soldier in the field.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Currently, there are no planned efforts to qualify additional sources due to the fact that that there is no technical data available to produce a competitive TDP, nor are there any funds available to conduct the extensive (costly and time consuming) qualification testing requirements. Additional interested contractors can seek qualification through the Source Approval Program with the Competition Management Office (CMO). To date, there has not been any expressed interest by any known vendor(s) to become a qualified source(s) to produce this item.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: There are no known funding efforts in progress at this time to acquire the commercially controlled data needed to make these parts competitive. Furthermore, the resources invested in such an effort – both in time and money – would not be recouped through competition.

8. Market Research: It was determined that commercial or non-developmental items are not available to meet the Government's needs for the items listed in the table above.

The Project Engineer reviewed results of past market research that was conducted to meet similar or identical requirements and no additional sources exist. Additionally, the Project Engineer conducted computer based market research and there were no additional sources that exist to satisfy the Government's requirement.

Date: 2 October 2017

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

NAME: Karen L. Kaczorowski TITLE: Contracting Officer SIGNATURE: //s// Date 2 October 2017

15. Legal Concurrence:

Concur:

Date: 10/04/2017

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:

a. Noun: Cylinder Assembly, Actuating, Linear

b. NSN: 3040-01-269-8882

c. Maximum Quantity: 1,739

d. Estimated Value:

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.

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Date: 30 Oct 2017