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SPRDL1-23-R-0002 (JA-00512)

No prior J&As are available.

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. Although, by DoD-STD-100 definition, altered and selected items shall have an adequate technical data package (TDP), data review discloses that required data or data rights are not in Government possession and cannot be economically obtained. If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

4. Authority Cited: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this effort is 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3204(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The DSIP Assembly is used in the AMPV and Bradley A4 Vehicles. DRS has demonstrated their system has met the Army requirements to include integration and interoperability with the vehicle through component and system level testing. As detailed in the following paragraphs, DRS is the only contractor that can provide the DSIP Assembly. Procurement from any other source will result in substantial duplication of cost that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

DRS developed, tested, and obtained the US Government's approval of this item for application to the Bradley Family of Vehicles. DRS has demonstrated the unique and proven manufacturing capabilities to establish and maintain the processing control required to repetitively produce this item. The use of incorrect material and/or fabrication of this item could result in further downtime. The Government did not fund their efforts in developing and testing this item. The Government did not appropriate funds for a complete TDP preparation. The Government does not have drawings and specifications for various down parts, such as the main wiring diagram of the DSIP Assembly. The Government is missing the document necessary to test and verify the design functionality of the DSIP. As a result, DRS is the only approved source of supply listed on the drawing.

Due to the lack of performance and technical data available on DSIP Assembly, Reverse Engineering is the only recourse the Government could entertain to increase competition through development of a competitive TDP. A significant amount of time and money would be necessary to reverse engineer, procure and test prototypes, and release the design. The nature of this hardware requires significant qualification testing and system level testing. Engineering conducted parts procurement history and utilized a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to determine the reverse engineering costs by reviewing the costs for the design effort for the current DSIP. The SME estimate is based on previous experience evaluating the initial development costs of this item and other comparable vehicle electronics systems. Developing the hardware design and requirements is estimated to be $1M cost integrating and fabricating the hardware into the vehicle for testing required installation on three vehicles which calculates to be $500,000. Reliability and Maintainability (RAM) components and vehicle testing cost was calculated to approximate $6.145M. Developing and validating the TDP will cost approximately $400K.