JA_ SPRDL125R0022_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land Warren. The procurement is for a Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) for the Abrams tank's Turret Control Unit and Mission Computer, with a base quantity of 338 units and a 100% option for a total of 676 units. Extreme Engineering Solutions is the sole approved manufacturer, with the Line Replaceable Module (LRM) specifically designed to meet unique combat vehicle performance requirements.

The document details that reverse engineering this component would cost approximately $6.75M and take significant time, making competition impractical. Market research was conducted, but no alternative manufacturers can provide a functionally equivalent product meeting the Abrams tank's specific combat vehicle performance certifications. The acquisition is being pursued under a sole-source methodology, with the contract to be awarded as a firm-fixed-price commercial item. The total estimated contract value is redacted, but the document emphasizes the critical nature of these components for the Abrams tank's command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems.