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DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY J&A: SPRDL1-18-R-0450

PART II - Technical Information and Certification

1.The US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) requires the acquisition of the above item. The only approved sources for the above item are:

Vendor: General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations Cage Code: OHGX3 Part Number: 57K5029

2.Reasons the item is not suitable for full and open competition a.Status of the Acquisition Data:

As of date, TACOM-Warren has drawing # 19207-12388880-5 for this Distribution Box that is source-controlled to General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations, as indicated above. The Government does not have a complete Technical Data Package (TDP) for this item in its possession. This drawing is not fully defined and is marked "Source Control Drawing". This drawing was not fully defined for the following reasons:

(1) The above identified approved source developed, tested, and obtained Government approval of the Distribution Box for application to the M1A1 at their cost. The Government did not fund their efforts in developing and testing this item.

Additionally, the Government did not fund them to prepare fully detailed TDPs after approval. Therefore, General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations is the sole owner of their drawings and technical data rights; and the Government does not own proprietary rights to the TOP that would be required to produce a competitive TDP.

(2) At this time, the Government does not own suitable data rights to permit acquisition from other source(s).

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

There are no current plans to acquire a competitive TDP because funds are not available to acquire the data necessary to support a competitive acquisition. A significant amount of time and money would be necessary to reverse engineer, procure and test prototypes, and release the design. Through previous experience, we estimate that developing a competitive package for this item through reverse engineering would run more than $600K and require an estimated delay of at least twelve months to include fabrication and testing of the prototype hardware and releasing a validated TDP. Added to these costs and delays would be the time involved to test and qualify another source. Qualification and durability testing would be required to prove out this item manufactured by a new source(s) at an estimated minimum cost of an additional $600K and delay of 6-12 months.

Qualification and durability testing includes extensive up- assembly, vehicle software and vehicle level testing. Up-assembly and vehicle testing is required to ensure this Distribution Box is compatible with its mating components.

Required inspections includes: design and construction, physical characteristics, and performance. Required environmental testing includes: extreme temperatures, fungus, storage temperature, vibration, humidity, shock, durability, cycling, maintainability and current handling. Vehicle test costs include-vehicle preparation, inspection, storage, data

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collecting, test & evaluation reports, documenting performance, report & documentation distribution and hardware disposal. Failure to conduct this effort would pose a high risk as a premature failure of this item in the field could result in an extensive loss of the equipment and probable loss of lives. Due to lack of funding and urgency of the item requirement, the Government would not be able to conduct a reverse engineering effort at this time. The Government would not be able to recover, through subsequent competition, the additional costs involved to allow the procurement to become competitive.

(1) If the Government conducts the efforts to allow the procurement to become competitive, an unacceptable delay of at least 18-24 months would occur. This delay would adversely impact the Army's readiness rate.

c.Demonstration of Approved Contractor's Unique Qualifications:

(1) The approved source, General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations is the sole owner of the drawings and technical data rights. The Government did not buy their proprietary rights to produce a competitive TDP.

(2) Only General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations has the requisite technical and engineering expertise to perform all efforts required to provide the supplies and services identified in this J&A. This Distribution Box is a major component of the M1A1 engine assembly; it shall meet the requirements of, and be fabricated in accordance with SC- X15116. Due to the strict requirement for protection of electrical and electronic parts within this Distribution Box only. General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations has the control and equipment to manufacture this sensitive item. Any imprecise manufacturing, handling, and/or packaging of this item may cause the item to malfunction during deployment or combat missions. General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations has demonstrated the ability to manufacture this item in the past, and is currently the only source qualified to build this critical and sensitive item.

(3) The approved source, identified above, General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations has demonstrated the unique and proven manufacturing capabilities to establish and maintain the processing control required to repetitively produce this item. Also, the item has been proven acceptable through extensive vehicle testing as described above in section 2.b.(1). An award to any other source would cause a substantial duplication of cost to the Government, not expected to be recovered through competition, and would cause unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Army's requirements. Qualifying a new source would require a substantial expenditure of funds. A new source would require tooling adjustment and development of extensive processing procedures. Any imprecise manufacturing, handling, and/or packaging of this Distribution Box may cause the item to malfunction during deployment or combat missions. General Dynamics Tallahassee Operations has manufactured this item in the past, and is currently the only source qualified with the manufacturing facility that can build this critical item. The additional time required for these actions would preclude delivery of the item in a time frame that would meet the Government's requirements. If the Distribution Box were to malfunction, it could potentially cause excessive damage to its mating components, and thus to the M1A1 electrical and power systems.

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

Name: Cynthia M. Fellows Title: Chief, Acquisition Division A Signature: Cynthia M. Fellows /s/ Date: 24 April 2018

PART V - Legal Concurrence

Concur:

Date: 04/30/2018

PART VI - Approval Authority for Acquisitions Equal to or Greater Than $13,500,000.00.

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: Distribution Box

b. NSN: 6110-01-565-1117

c. Basic Quantity : 128

d. Basic Estimated Value:

e. Option Percent: 100%

f. Quantity with Option: 256

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: Date:

Mark A. Brown, SES Acquisition Executive

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BERT.1041175032

Digitally signed by

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Date: 2018.06.21 12:58:43 -04'00'

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