JA - DR GOES_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the procurement of Domain Refined Grain Oriented Electrical Steel (DR-GOES). The DLA Strategic Materials division intends to issue a sole-source, fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for a five-year period. The material will be stored at the DLA-SM Hammond Depot, and the first delivery order is expected within two years of the contract award.

The justification highlights that Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is currently the only domestic source of DR-GOES, which is an iron-silicon alloy used in the core of electrical transformers. The procurement is critical to DoD and Department of Energy needs, with market research conducted from October 2020 to February 2025 confirming Cleveland-Cliffs as the sole domestic producer capable of meeting specifications. The contract will be awarded under various statutory authorities, including provisions for national emergency and industrial mobilization, with an estimated value that has been redacted in the document.