JA SPRDL1250218 REDACTED.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole-source contract issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for a Hydraulic Accumulator Cylinder. The contract is for Grove U.S. LLC to provide 60 hydraulic accumulator cylinders (30 base quantity with 30 option quantity) for the M977/M985 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) vehicle. The National Stock Number (NSN) is 2590-01-200-3034, and the contract will be awarded using Army Working Capital Funds.

The document highlights that Grove U.S. LLC is the sole source due to proprietary technical data and expertise in manufacturing this specific hydraulic accumulator cylinder. Market research was conducted, including a Sources Sought notice posted on SAM.gov for 17 days, but no alternative sources were found. The government lacks the technical data package (TDP) and would need to perform costly reverse engineering to competitively source the item. The total estimated development cost is $2,000,000, and the contract is justified under the authority of 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1) for other than full and open competition.