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Justification and Approval (J&A)

1. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Hardware Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the ability to solicit for DLA requirements on an other than full and open competition basis.

3. Following are the supplies required to meet DLA's needs:

National Stock Number (NSN): 5340-01-591-3803 Item Description: Boot, Dust and Moist Quantity: 127 Kit s Estimated Unit Price:

Estimated Dollar Value:

4. The applicable statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.1901, as implemented by FAR 13.5. The applicable regulatory authority is FAR 13.501(a)(1).

5. The use of this authority is necessary because the subject item is only available from Timken Gears This is a commercial item. This kit is used in both the military and commercial market. The Government does not possess complete unrestricted technical data to develop an item description or specifications for purposes of full and open competition and the rights to the technical data for this repair part are proprietary to the manufacturer and cannot be purchased. The item is coded Acquisition Method Code (AMC) 3 and Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) D – The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available.

6. This requirement will be synopsized in Beta Sam, as required by FAR 5.2. In addition, this justification will be posted with the solicitation for public inspection, redacted as necessary, in accordance with FAR 13.501(a)(1)(iii).

7. As the contracting officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. Offers received will be subjected to price analysis considering current prices received, historical prices and development of Fair Market Price (FMP) using the DLA Pricing Tool.

Other than cost and pricing data will be requested if necessary.

8.

A sources sought notice was issued on 8/14/20 and closed on 8/28/20.

As a result of market research, it is determined that there are no other known manufacturers that are currently capable of supplying the required item. The drawings required to produce these items are proprietary and are not possessed by the Government. There are no other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition. The data needed to acquire these parts competitively is not available, cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other salient characteristics of the material for a competitive solicitation.

9 expressed an interest in the proposed acquisition.

10. Actions to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies and to encourage the submission of offers for alternate products will include periodic screening of the AMC/AMSC codes assigned to the item by a Product Specialist and the inclusion of Procurement Note L04 - Offers for Part Numbered Items (SEP 2016) to encourage the submission of offers for alternate products. Technical data packages for alternate items will be sent to the Government ESA for evaluation and potential approval

I hereby certify that the requirements which form the basis of this justification are accurate, that these supplies meet the Government’s needs in accordance with applicable specifications and that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date Product Specialist

I have reviewed this justification and approve.

Date MARY REGAN Contracting Officer