SPRHA125Q0261_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) for a sole source contract with Pratt & Whitney (Raytheon) for Fuel Control. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation Ogden is seeking to acquire fuel control components under FAR Part 12 and Part 13.5, with a contract type of Firm Fixed Price. The acquisition is specifically for the AAR Supply Chain as a distributor for Pratt & Whitney, with the justification based on the fact that P&W owns the technical data rights and the 419 SCMS does not maintain the necessary engineering functions to reverse engineer the data.

The market research conducted included RFI/SSS posting to Sam.gov, review of commercial catalogs, procurement history, and government corporate knowledge. The key justification for sole source is that the technical certification data is not available and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition. The contract requires approval at the Head of Contracting Activity level for a value over $15 million but not exceeding $100 million. The document includes approvals from the Contracting Officer, Competition Advocate, and notes that the Air Force has been attempting to overcome barriers to competition by regularly inquiring with manufacturers about sharing proprietary data rights.