JA NSN - 4240010756640_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) procurement action. The contracting activity is DLA Troop Support, Construction and Equipment (C&E) Supply Chain, and the requirement is to procure aircraft escape slides on an other than full and open competition basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1).

The specific item being procured is a Slide, Escape, Aircraft with National Stock Number 4240-01-075-6640, manufactured by Air Cruisers Company, LLC (Cruisers) under part number 16D22231-103 (CAGE code 71167). The procurement includes an estimated one-year base term with four one-year options. A Sources Sought Notice was posted to SAM.gov on September 15, 2025, for thirty days to solicit interest in the requirement. The justification asserts that only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The document notes that the solicitation will encourage submissions of alternate product offers through DLAD Procurement Notes M06 and L04, with technical data packages for alternate items to be evaluated by the Engineering Support Activity. The contracting officer has certified that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable, and a Product Specialist has verified the accuracy of the requirements and justification basis. The document is signed and dated April 22, 2026.