Attachment 3 - Redacted J and A - 70Z03826QH0000061.pdf
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This is a Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition document issued by the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Long Range Surveillance Product Line. The USCG seeks to issue a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to Palomar Products Inc., located at 23042 Arroyo Vista, Santa Margarita, CA 92688, for the procurement of newly manufactured Digital Crew Units (DCUs) for the HC-130J aircraft. The estimated total value, including options, is redacted. Funding for this acquisition will be provided through Operations and Support (O&S) funds in Fiscal Year 2026. The solicitation number is 70Z03826QH0000061, with an anticipated posting date of April 24, 2026.
The justification for sole source procurement is based on Palomar Products Inc. being the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) holding proprietary specifications, manufacturing drawings, test equipment, and tooling required to manufacture the DCUs. The USCG has not acquired rights to the proprietary data necessary to foster competition, and Palomar Products has declined to provide proprietary rights to the government. Market research was conducted from July 2025 through March 2026, including a Sources Sought Notice posted on November 21, 2025, which expired December 8, 2025, receiving only one response confirming Palomar Products as the sole authorized source. The DCUs are specialized control panels enabling crew communication between positions and with external frequencies, critical to maintaining HC-130J aircraft operational readiness, safety, and performance. The Buy American Act applies to this procurement, as no applicable nonavailability exceptions were identified.
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JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR
OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(b), FAR Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1 for
FAR Part 121 , FAR 6.103, FAR Class Deviation 25-11 for FAR Part 6 and in accordance with the requirements of RFO 6.104, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under RFO 6.103 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under RFO 6.104-1 as follows:
1. Agency and Contracting Activity.
The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Long Range Surveillance (LRS) Product Line (PL) proposes to issue an individual firm-fixed price purchase order on a basis other than full and open competition.
2. Nature and/or Description of the Action being Approved.
(a) Nature of the action: The USCG, ALC, LRS PL requests approval to solicit and award on a sole source basis, a Firm-Fixed Price, purchase order for the Purchase of Digital Crew Units (DCU) for use on the HC-1301 Aircraft.
(b) Name and address of the contractor:
Palomar Products Inc., 23042 Arroyo Vista, Santa Margarita, CA 92688
(c) Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order (PO).
(d) Estimated total value (including options):
(e)Type of funding: Operations and Support (O&S) funds
1 In this document, citations to RFO Parts 12, 6, 10, 15, and 25 are citations specifically to Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 12, FAR Class Deviation 25-11 for FAR Part 6, FAR Class Deviation 25-06 for FAR Part 10, FAR Class Deviation 26-08 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 15, and FAR Class Deviation 26-09, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 25, which were issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), which was implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15, 2025.
Last Updated 03/05/26
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