JA_TuffSeal_Final_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for a sole source procurement of Polymeric Elastomer Thermosetting Compound (Tuff Seal) by the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island Arsenal. The contract is with Abbey Color, Incorporated for an estimated dollar value of $2,502,752.20, covering a minimum of 38 kits and a maximum of 494 kits over a three-year performance period from May 2025 to May 2028.

The justification highlights that Abbey Color has been the only known supplier and approved source of Tuff Seal since 2013, with no other vendors successfully qualifying to date. The procurement is being conducted as a sole source action due to high qualification costs and the time-consuming process of testing and approving a new vendor, which could take over three and a half years. A market research Request for Information (RFI) was posted in October 2024 to identify potential alternative sources, but no other vendors have expressed interest. The contract will be funded using Army Working Capital funds and does not require an acquisition plan due to its procurement threshold.