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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.302-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF SOURCES)

SOLICITATION SPE7L126R0084

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition

(March 2026)

1. The Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Weapons Support (Columbus), is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies on other than a full and open competition basis.

[X ] Original [ X ] FAR Part 15

Contract Type:

[ X ] Firm-Fixed Price [ X ] Option: 100%

3. The supplies required to meet the using activity’s needs are described as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN QUANTITY EST. UNIT VALUE AMSC

SEAL ASSY, MAGNETIC 5330-01-3576393 141 EA $ EA D

End item, weapon system, or class of item: AIRCRAFT, STRATOLIFTER

The estimated value is based on the quotes received from the original solicitation. Note – this was originally solicited under SPE7L326T5235.

Fixed Quantity (One-Time Buy):

Estimated Base Contract Value:

Estimated Total Contract Value (with 100% Options):

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.103-1.

5. The Government requires spare parts that are form, fit, and functionally interchangeable with those currently used on the supported end item or weapon system. The acquisition is restricted to the following source(s) of supply, which are the only source(s) known to have the capability of furnishing the required supplies and the only source(s) currently approved by the design control activity.

CAGE COMPANY NAME

04171 Magnetic Seal, LLC

The use of the authority at 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) is based on:

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.103-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7L126R0084

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (March 2026)

[ X ] AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.

The following AMSC descriptions are available in DFARS PGI 217.7506 Part 2.

[ X ] AMSC D. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. AMCS 3, 4, or 5 are valid.

On 04/13/2026, the Product Specialist of record certified the accuracy of the approved source(s) and applicable AMC/AMSC codes. A copy of the certification is attached.

6. The following efforts are being taken to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable:

[ X ] The acquisition will be synopsized for 15 days on SAM.GOV.

[ X ] The solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System for a minimum of 30 days.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

A price analysis will be conducted based on a comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation and/or a comparison of proposed prices to historical prices paid. Certified cost or pricing data, when required by FAR 15.403-3, and data other than certified cost or pricing data, will be requested and obtained as necessary to establish a fair and reasonable price, and a cost analysis may be performed on the data submitted.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

this acquisition was initially solicited under simplified acquisition procedures since it was estimated to be under SAT. Since the quotes received exceeded SAT, this requirement is being resolicited under FAR Part 15. The following vendors submitted quotes on the original solicitation:

Sources Sought Notice:

A Sources Sought Notice was posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov on 04/08/2026 for a period of five business days and yielded the following results: NONE.

Market Survey:

A market survey was sent on 04/03/2026.

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors contacted:

o

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors responding:

o