1450040798 JOFOC YAZ1.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) from the U.S. Department of Justice's UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries, Inc.). UNICOR seeks authorization to purchase 162,000 buckles from American Cord and Webbing Co. for Avon, at a total cost of $42,498.00, with a unit price ranging from $0.16 to $0.31 per buckle. The procurement is justified because American Cord and Webbing Co. is the approved source of supply set by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and UNICOR is unable to use existing contracts with other vendors due to customer-mandated source restrictions.

The J&A document highlights that this is an urgent and compelling request to allow UNICOR to complete the finished product in compliance with customer demands. The pricing has been determined fair and reasonable based on cost evaluations by the FPI Clothing and Textiles Group. No market research was performed since this is a qualified Manufacturing List item, and no other potential sources expressed interest in the acquisition. The document is digitally signed by the Factory Contracting Officer and Operations Manager, with an approval date of 8/26/2025.