SCEP JA Approved

CUI

Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

The reserve is included to provide a ceiling for new
requirements or adjustments needed to meet increased customer demand over the life of this J&A. The specific funds/appropriations/contract type and delivery dates will be identified on each contract action utilizing this J&A. At time of individual contract award, the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) will update the J&A usage spreadsheet (maintained by AFSC/PZA-R) to ensure the ceiling is properly managed. IV. Demonstration that the contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited above.
Requirements utilizing this Class J&A will have an approved source annotated on an AFMC 761/762 Screening Analysis Worksheet and thereby are identified as the only known source that possesses the pre-requisite technical data to manufacture, repair, overhaul, remanufacture and/or repair to the latest approved United States Air Force (USAF) configuration. Additionally, they are the only known source to possess the unique qualifications which can include but are not limited to sub-assemblies, piece parts, expertise, special tooling, special test equipment, and design engineering resources required to meet the Government's requirement. Some repairs may or may not require special tooling and special test equipment. Qualification requirements and acceptance criteria for these repairs cannot be developed due to the unavailability of technical data. It is not possible to draft adequate specifications for these repairs and parts without design engineering efforts or access to the owning contractor’s technical data. The Government will query all available sources of data to include All Purpose Tool Engineering Analytics Management (A-TEAM), Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System (MEDALS), and the Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS), as a part of the screening process, to ensure no additional data is found. Attempting to procure these services from an alternate source without the necessary technical data would introduce unacceptable risks to airworthiness and reliability. Completion of a reverse engineering program for highly specialized enditems found on the major weapon systems is known to take an average of five years through the Consolidated Sustainment Activity Group Sustaining Engineering program once funding is available. This timeframe is an engineering estimate which