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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION-FAR PART 6

Program/Equipment: M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS)

Authority: Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (a)(2)(ii)(A), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

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Title: Contract Specialist Date: 21 May 2025 Email:

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I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

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Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 6

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey.

2. Description of Action: This action requests approval for a modification to increase the ceiling amount to Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The requirement is for the M110 family Caliber 7.62mm Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS), a reliable, semi-automatic, shoulder-fired, man-portable weapon, capable of delivering precision and rapid fire on personnel targets at ranges out to 800 meters. The M110 SASS is equipped with the MIL-STD 1913 Rail System; a back-up iron sight (BUIS); an adjustable butt stock; a bipod; four 10 round magazines; four 20 round magazines; a rifle sling; a Leupold 3.5-10x variable power day optic scope; and a sound suppressor. The rifle is also supplied with a transportation case, deployment kit, and cleaning kit. The anticipated total requirement is which consists of 60 M110 Army Configuration weapons and 12 M110K3 weapons with additional suppressors and magazines.

As of the staffing of this document, cumulative obligation against contract W15QKN-20-D-0044 is and the remaining ceiling is Currently, there is one requirement from from totaling which will leave only remaining under the contract ceiling. The remaining is insufficient to fill the requirement for which will total and that of the which will total Increasing the ceiling by from to will allow for requirements to be placed on contract with no balance remaining. The period of performance of the contract will remain the same from 23 September 2020 through 22 September 2025.

4. Authority Cited: Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: As described at FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major weapon system or highly specialized equipment when it is likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

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Information (PGI) 206.302-1(d), Sources Sought Notice W15QKN-24-X-10CO was posted to the SAM.GOV on 03 June 2024 with a closing date of 26 June 2024 by Army Contracting Command-New Jersey. The request focused on potential suppliers of a 7.62mm SASS meeting the requirements of Performance Specification MIL-PRF-323216, dated 5 October 2009 (Rifle, 7.62mm Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS)).

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Several of the aforementioned companies have expressed interest in qualifying their weapon in responding to the sources sought announcement, and these sources were notified as to what steps are necessary to qualify their weapon, via the performance specification electronically provided.

To date, there has not been an answer from any of these companies concerning the qualification of their weapon.

Additionally, Government personnel have on a continuous basis surveyed the market to determine if another source will be able to provide The M110 series SASS that meets the requirements of the Performance Specification. As of this date, no other qualified source is known that has a solution that meets the performance specifications for the M110 SASS.

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express an interest.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement history.

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(1) Contract Number: W15QKN-20-D-0044

(2) Competitive Status: Other than Full and Open Competition

(3) Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)

(4) Not Applicable

(5) Since the award of Contract No. W15QKN-05-C-0689, the M110 SASS design from Knight’s has been qualified and the government cannot compete the requirement as the rights to the TDP are proprietary. The government would not recover the costs associated with procuring the rights to the TDP.

(6) There are no unusual patterns

(7) There are no significant changes.

(1) Contract Number: W15QKN-12-D-0029

(2) Competitive Status: Other than Full and Open Competition

(3) Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)

(4) Not Applicable

(5) Since the award of Contract No. W15QKN-05-C-0689, the M110 SASS design from Knight’s has been qualified and the government cannot compete the requirement as the rights to the TDP are proprietary. The government would not recover the costs associated with procuring the rights to the TDP.

(6) There are no unusual patterns

(7) There are no significant changes.

(1) Contract Number: W15QKN-05-C-0689

(2) Competitive Status: Full and Open Competition

(3) Authority: Not applicable

(4) Not applicable

(5) Previous Competition: Not applicable

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(7) There are no significant changes.

b. Other facts. Not applicable.

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11. Technical Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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12. Requirements Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

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14. Contracting Officer Certification:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the modification to increase the ceiling of Contract W15QKN-20-D-0044 by from to for the procurement of the M110 Semi- Automatic Sniper System variants along with associated accessories and spare parts on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The total value of this action is

The approval is subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services, and property described herein have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

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