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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FOR JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Supply: Base Ops - M119 Buffer - GT SEALS (Seal Dynamics)

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1901; Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5.

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Andrew Owens Contract Specialist Andrew.m.owens16.civ@army.mil

Corbin De La Cruz Contracting Officer Corbin.t.delacruz.civ@army.mil

(520) 692-9835

(520) 693-1128

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FAR SUBPART 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL

ITEMS - SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) Rock Island Arsenal , Rock Island, IL 61299-8000.

2. Description of Action: The Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center requests a Firm-Fixed-Price contract with Seal Dynamics for GT Seals for the M119 Buffer BASE OPS Pro ram under Solicitation W519TC24Q2280.

ACC-RI projects award for with Army Working Capital funds. An acquIsI I0n pan Is no require ecause Is procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This r=rement is for Seal Assembly, Buffer Seal Packing and Wiper Ring all quantities of. , from the manufacturer Greene Tweed & Co. This will be acquired from Seal Dynamics as the are onl authorized dealer of h oducts. Del ivery of these items will be The ro osed contract will include . JMTC estimates a ue o , ependent Government

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4. Authority Cited: 41. U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501 (a)(1 )(ii), Sole source under the simplified procedures for certain commercial items.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: As described in FAR 13.501 (a)(1 )(i), the contracting officer may conduct sole source acquisitions only if the need to do so is justified in writing and approved at the levels specified in FAR 13.501 (a)(2).

The Government has determined that Seal Dynamics is the only authorized vendor who can provided the desired Greene Tweed & Co. GT Seals within the necessary time frames. Seal Dynamics is now considered to be the only authorized distributor of several category of products from Greene Tweed & Co. Similar awards have been to Seal Dynamics such has W519TC24P2401, which was for Greene Tweed & Co. piston wear rings which Seal Dynamics has the authorized rights. They were the only company that could provide the piston rings within the delivery schedule (100 less days than competition).

No other company has been found or is known to provide the government with suppl ies that Greene Tweed & Co has been providing since roughly 2015. Recently, Greene Tweed & Co has decided that it is no longer accepting government contracts or purchase orders, but instead is providing distribution rights to companies; such as Seal Dynamics.

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By awarding a sole source to Seal Dynamics for the equipment identified in Paragraph 3, the government is wishing to ensure they receive the exact product that has been proven to provided reliability and a faster delivery schedule, then what other competitors have lacked in previous solicitations/awards.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: ACC-RI shall publish the notices required by FAR

5.201 . Because this is a sole source action, effective competition is not applicable. The Government will achieve subcontracting competition by including FAR clause 52.244-5, Competition in Subcontracting, which states that the contractor shall select subcontractors on a competitive basis to the maximum practicable extent.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: Given the reasons stated above for BGAD's requirement for original equipment manufactured by Greene Tweed & Co it is unlike!

that full and o en com etition could become ossible in the near future.

The U.S.Government (USG) has no intent to purchase e ec rnca a a o assIs wI competition. As the items are commercial, it is not logical or cost effective to try and have a whole newer vendor create the necessary seals, while we have a company (Greene Tweed) who can provide everything needed.

8. Market Research:

ACC-RI received a signed document from Greene Tweed and Co. that notified the US.

Government that if they want to procure items, such as the GT Seals, that they must go through Seal Dynamics as they are now the sole provider of these GT Seals.

Seal Dynamics - Cage Code: 5N582, Offered the GT Seals, and has provided multiple seals of similar make and deal within the past fiscal year

9. Interested Sources: The U.S. Government had reached out to one other authorized provider of Greene Tweed & Co who is . They have yet to provide any responses to our inquires. To date, no other sources have expressed a written interest in this requirement.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement History

Contract: W519TC-24-P-2401 Contractor: Seal Dynamics Award Date: 23 May 2024 Competitive Status: Full and Open Competition Authority 13.501 (a)(1 )(i)

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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 knowled e and belief.

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 knowled e and belief.

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. The established unit price will be based on a comparison to an independent government estimate (FAR 13.106-3(a)(2)).

Certified Cost or Pricing data will not be required, in accordance with FAR 15.403- 1 (C)(3), commercial products and commercial services. USG may require submission of data other than certified cost or pricing data from the offerer to the extent necessary to determine a fair and reasonable price.

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