JA_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole-source procurement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. The document justifies awarding a firm-fixed-price, commercial services purchase order to Ram Corporation, Inc., located at 2520 Plum Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37207, for hydraulic cylinder repair services. The contract is to be fully funded using Operations and Maintenance (OMA) appropriations for Fiscal Year funds. The control number is LRL-FY26-46, and the document is dated March 2026.

The procurement addresses the rehabilitation and refurbishment of hydraulic cylinders through procurement and delivery services, including honing, machining, and pressure testing of components. The requirement stems from an abandoned contract that left eight hydraulic cylinders in various completion stages at Ram Corporation's Nashville facility. These cylinders are critical for lock and dam operations on the Ohio River—specifically for culvert valve and miter gate operations at JT Myers Lock and Dam. The justification asserts that sole-source procurement is necessary due to emergency circumstances; Ram Corporation possesses institutional knowledge of USACE hydraulic cylinder systems, currently holds the partially rehabilitated cylinders, and has the capability to complete the work quickly. The document references a previous contract with Industrial Fabrication Resources INC. (W912QR23P0107), awarded through SBSA competitive procurement from September 21, 2023, through September 21, 2024. The J&A identifies no effective competition or subcontracting opportunities and claims that fair and reasonable pricing is based on comparison with existing contract prices and established catalog prices for similar items.