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This document is a Sole Source/Brand Name Justification (NTE SAT) for a NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Centers commercial procurement in accordance with FAR 12.102(a).

The requirement is to procure direct replacement OEM Rix Industries air compressor parts for the MCM-14 Medium Pressure Air Compressor (MPAC) Model No. 2KX2-30A/B. The delivery date is 09/30/2026. The procurement is restricted to a single source: ECI Defense Group (Authorized Distributor), a small business, located at Hannah Williams, CAGE Code 4BJ65. The justification for sole source procurement is that each material specified meets the same form, fit, and function as required parts listed in NAVSEA Technical Manual 5620-D2-MMA-010 and Original Equipment Manufacturer drawing B12744, with no authorized repair parts available elsewhere per the technical manual. The OEM, Rix Industries, has been non-responsive to all correspondence, and ECI Defense Group has provided documentation from the OEM authorizing all inquiries to be directed to ECI as the sole distributor since November 1, 2024. Use of unauthorized spare parts could damage the MPAC and render it non-operational.

The procurement includes 41 line items totaling various air compressor components such as cover plates, screws, spacers, thermowells, drain lines, clamps, oil lines, brackets, mounting plates, and nameplate assemblies, with quantities ranging from 1 to 6 units per part number.