Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

This is a Memorandum for Record justifying a sole-source contract award below the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting activity is Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The procurement is a follow-on requirement for fixed-price purchase order services with funding from AWCF for Fiscal Year 2027.

The requirement involves performing Dicronite application process and mandatory Teflon liner replacement for AH-64 tail rotor swash plate assemblies (40 units). The contractor is Sargent Aerospace & Defense, LLC (CAGE Code 97613), located in Tucson, Arizona. The acquisition is justified under RFO FAR 12.102(a) for restricting competition based on the following factors: a customer-provided Depot Maintenance Work Requirement (DMWR) mandates that Teflon liners must be replaced by the OEM, and the qualified liner system is the KAHR-LON X-1200S, manufactured exclusively by Sargent Aerospace & Defense. Market research confirmed Sargent Aerospace & Defense is the only approved source capable of executing this requirement as the OEM, and CCAD lacks the technical data and ability to execute the work independently. Past contracts for identical swash plate liner replacements have been sole-sourced to Sargent Aerospace & Defense (contracts W912NW23P0023, W912NW24P0019, W912NW25P0009, and W912NW26PA011). The period of performance is 5 February 2027 to 4 February 2028. The Contracting Officer has certified the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable based on price analysis and that sole-sourcing is in the Government's best interest.