JA_Amendment_SPRDL123R0036_Redacted.pdf
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This document is an Amendment to Justification and Approval (J&A) for other than full and open competition issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land Warren. The amendment seeks to award a new Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation for a Gunner's Display (GD) unit for the M119A3 Howitzer, increasing the base quantity from 39 to 66 units and the option quantity from 39 to 66 units, resulting in a total quantity of 132 units. The estimated total contract value increased from $347,950.20 to $588,838.80, reflecting a $240,888.60 increase.
The procurement involves a unique display unit critical to the Digital Fire Control System for the M119A3 Howitzer. Market research included a Sources Sought Notice on SAM.gov that received no responses, and a review of available product literature revealed no equivalent alternative. Reverse engineering the Gunner's Display would cost an estimated $1.35M and take a minimum of two years. The contract is considered commercial, with Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation (previously KVH Industries) having produced over 500 units, and the procurement is justified based on the unique specifications and critical nature of the display unit in the weapon system.
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SPRDL1-23-R-0036 (JA-00577)
No prior J&As available
8. Market Research: A Sources Sought Notice was posted to SAM.gov on November 22, 2022, and open for 15 days. No responses were received.
Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command-Armament Center Enterprise & System Engineering Center-Systems Engineering Directorate Configuration Management Division Large Caliber Systems Branch, FCDD-ACE-SCL, reviewed catalogs and other generally available product literate published by manufacturers, distributors, and dealers on-line for similar items on 8 February 2023.
Due to the GD’s uniqueness, an item of an equivalent configuration for fit, form or function was/is not readily available as a possible substitute for the current source controlled one. As stated above, an effort was made to obtain potential sources by synopsis through SAM.gov. Should potential sources respond to the synopsis in SAM.gov they will be evaluated by the appropriate engineering office as an alternate source.
Based on the response to the Government’s commerciality request, Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation offers this product of a type customarily used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than government purposes and has been sold, leased or licensed to the general public, or has been offered for sale, lease or license to the general public. Furthermore, the procurement history reveals that prior contracts SPRDL1-21-P-0014 and W15QKN-12-D-0067 were awarded on a commercial basis.
As a result of the Market Research conducted, it was verified that this product, Gunner’s Display Unit, is of a type offered for sale to the public in the commercial marketplace and therefore, meets the definition of a commercial product at FAR 2.101.
9. Interested Sources: NO CHANGE
10. Other Facts: Procurement History:
Contract: SPRDL1-21-P-0014 Award Date: 22 December 2020 Contractor: KVH Industries Contract Value: $123,309.00 (production quantity 27 each with 100% option) Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price
The original quantity for J&A 00577 was 39 each with an option quantity of 39 each. The purpose of this Amendment 0001 to J&A 00577 is to increase the base quantity from 39 each to 66 each and increase the option quantity of 39 each to 66 each resulting in a total quantity of 132 each. Additionally, a source change has been identified. Emcore Chicago Inertial Corporation has bought out KVH Industries, Inc. As a result of this amendment, the original estimated total value of this potential procurement is increased by $240,888.60 from $347,950.20 to $588,838.80. The original J&A 00577 was previously approved at the Procurement Contracting Officer level, and the new approval level for Amendment 0001 to J&A 00577 will remain at the Procurement Contracting Officer level.
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