01_JA_for_PR_No_FD2020-16-01104_Redacted.pdf

FD2020-16-01104

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

COORDINATION AND APPROVAL DOCUMENT

Contracting Activity: DLA Aviation at Ogden Purchase Request Number: FD2020-16-01104 Project/Program Name: F-15 Test Circuit Card Assembly Estimated Contract Cost: $254,100 Type Program: Other Contracting Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source Type J&A: Individual

COORDINATION/APPROVAL:

4/13/2016

X mark stanley Mark Stanley, 417 SCMS/GUMA Program Manager Signed by: STANLEY.MARK.S.1222724208

APPROVED:

TELLO.ROCKY. TELLO.ROCKY.E.1300005590 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=DLA, X E.1300005590 cn=TELLO.ROCKY.E.130000559Date: 2016.04.13 12:32:16 ‐06'0

Digitally signed by

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Rocky Tello DLA-OO/AUB Contracting Officer

OFARRELL.MICHAEL.JAMES.JR.1073647998

DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, EL.JAMES.JR.10736 ou=PKI, ou=DLA, X 47998 98 cn=OFARRELL.MICHAEL.JAMES.JR.10736479

Date: 2016.04.13 10:16:04 ‐06'00'

OFARRELL.MICHA Digitally signed by

Michael O'Farrell, DLA-OO/AU Associate Counsel, DLA Aviation Counsel

I. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Defense Logistics Agency DLA Aviation at Ogden 6051 Gum Lane, Bldg. 1225 Hill Air Force Base UT 84056-5820 Contracting Officer: Rocky Tello Phone Number: (801) 777-6501 Email: Rocky.Tello@us.af.mil PR Number: FD2020-16-01104

II. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING PROCESSED:

A. Upon approval to use other than full and open competition procedures, DLA Aviation at Ogden will issue a new Firm Fixed Price type contract to procure F-15 Circuit Card Assemblies. This requirement is for support of the F-15 Landing Gear Sustainment Program and will be used by the Air Force F-15 weapon system. The contract will be awarded to:

CRANE HYDRO-AIRE, INC.

(Crane)

3000 WINONA AVE

BURBANK CA

91504-2540

PHONE NUMBER 818-526-2582

CAGE CODE 81982

B. Contract Type & Structure: A Firm Fixed Price contract to procure a total quantity of 20 each Circuit Cards Assemblies will be issued. The estimated award date for the new supply contract is 25 May 2016 with delivery expected starting on 5 December 2017.

C. Type J&A: Individual

III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED MEETING THE

AGENCY’S NEEDS:

A. This requirement is for a Circuit Card Assembly NSN 5998-01-068-8186/Part Number 42- 29155. The Circuit Card Assembly is part of the F-15 Anti-Skid system which provides a signal to the Anti-Skid controller which prevents a locked wheel condition of the F-15 aircraft during taxi, takeoff, landing and parking.

B. Total estimated cost is $254,100. This estimate is based on the Automated Budget

Compilation System-Buy Load List from the D200A Requirements Determination System with an estimated unit cost of $12,705. This action will use 4930 FC04 working capital funds.

IV. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION:

10 USC 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 -- Only One (or a limited number of) Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS

OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF AUTHORITY CITED

ABOVE (APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY):

A. The above authority was selected because the requirement is for manufacture of a highly specialized component whose design is currently limited to Crane. As per the 417 SCMS/GUEA Engineer the F-15 Circuit Card Assembly is unique to the F-15. It is designed and certified to Air Force Drawing 42-29155. Per this drawing/ specification, the circuit card was tested and certified to perform per the F-15 design requirements, which includes failure, fatigue, stress, and corrosion analysis.

B. The Air Force does not control the design, nor does the government possess the data or the rights to the data required to manufacture the Circuit Card Assembly by any other contract other than by Crane. The proprietary data owned by Crane, available to the Air Force is a top-level drawing only, which cannot be used for the design or manufacture of the Circuit Card.

VI. DESCRIPTION OR EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT OFFERS ARE

SOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS DEEMED PRACTICABLE:

A. A combined Request for Information and Sources Sought Synopsis (RFI/SSS) was posted to FedBizOpps.gov on 8 March 2016. The RFI/SSS closed on 22 March 2016 and no response from industry was received by the contracting office.

B. This requirement will be synopsized in FedBizOpps.gov, as a notice of contract action IAW

FAR 5.201. If other sources express interest as a result of this synopsis or other action, they will be listed in the official contract file.

C. Other actions: None

D. Qualifying Country Sources: None

VII. DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE

ANTICIPATED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE:

The following steps will be taken to ensure that the anticipated cost of this acquisition will be fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer will comply with the procedures and criteria contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) under Part 30 - Cost Accounting Standards, Part 31 - Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, Subparts 15.4 - Contract Pricing; to include technical evaluations and audits, as appropriate. Additional steps to ensure price reasonableness will be under the guidance of the Contract Pricing Reference Guides, jointly developed by the Federal Acquisition Institute and the Air Force Institute of Technology. The Contracting Office will obtain cost and pricing data IAW FAR Subpart 15.403. The final step is to include the Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM). This detailed documentation and justification of price reasonableness will be disclosed in the official PNM, to be prepared upon completion of negotiations.

VIII. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS

OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASONS MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT

CONDUCTED:

A. As described in Section VI above, market research, in accordance with FAR Part 10, was conducted by a Sources Sought Synopsis of the proposed acquisition, advising industry of the pending acquisition and soliciting inquiries from interested parties. There were no interested sources.

B. In addition, the 417 SCMS/GUMA Integrated Product Team conducted market research that yielded the following results:

1 On 4 February 2016 a review of the procurement history for this item. The NSN identified Crane, Cage Code 81892, as being the only manufacturer utilized in the procurement of this item.

2 On 4 February 2016 the Governments Purchase Request Process System (PRPS) was also searched using the item NSN, in which the results showed only approved source as Crane, Cage Code 81982. Additionally, the 761 AMN/AMSC Screening Analysis Worksheet only indicated Crane as a source. The search did not yield any additional approved sources.

3 On 4 February 2016 a search and review of the below internet sites was accomplished in which no viable, authorized source, was identified.

o Google (http://www.google.com) o ThomasNet (http://www.thomasnet.com) o ILSmart (http://www.ilsmart.com)

C. Commercial items cannot suffice for this application. The Circuit Card is specific to the F- 15.

D. Based on the market research conducted, there is a high level of confidence that there are no additional sources capable of satisfying the agency's need for this proprietary item nor are there any other commercial or non-developmental items which could be utilized to meet needs or which could be modified to meet the needs.

IX. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION:

The 417 SCMS/GUEA Engineer has determined that reverse engineering costs are estimated to exceed $3M. These costs map out exactly what it would cost the Air Force to duplicate the workload/product already being provided by the sole source contractor. It would take approximately 303 years to break even based on current costs associated with reverse engineering.

On 4 February 2016, a data rights request was sent to Crane, Cage Code 81892, to provide a no-cost itemized ROM for the data required to produce the test circuit card, which included unlimited license rights, government purpose rights, form, fit and function rights, and operations, maintenance, and installation data (OMID). On 4 February 2016 a response to the data rights request was received. Crane is not willing to sell the data rights because this asset was developed with their funds and the core technology is utilized on other brake system components in their product line. Crane is the only firm capable of providing the requirement for the supplies described in Section III above, without the government experiencing substantial duplication of costs that could not be expected to be recovered through competition.

X. LIST OF SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE

AQUISITION:

See Section VI above

XI. A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO

REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE MAKING

SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED:

None

XII. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION:

The Contracting Officer’s signature on the Coordination and Approval Document evidences that he/she has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief (FAR 6.303-2(b)12).

XIII. TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS PERSONNEL’S CERTIFICATION:

As evidenced by their signatures on the Coordination and Approval Document, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete (FAR 6.303-2(c)).