Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

This is a Justification Review Document for a sole source procurement under FAR Part 6, prepared by the Army Contracting Command—Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) for the Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Logistics Center (ALC).

The solicitation (W58RGZ-24-R-0083) seeks approval to award a single-source, firm-fixed-price, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Maintenance and Overhaul (M&O) contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE Code 78286, located in Stratford, Connecticut) for maintenance and overhaul of the Panel, Control, Electrical component for the UH-60 helicopter. The contract is valued at an undisclosed amount for the base year with a maximum quantity specified for both U.S. and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements over five years. The authority for sole source procurement is 10 United States Code Section 3204(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), citing that only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The Panel, Control, Electrical (PRID AB755, PRON AX2M3046AX, Input/Output P/N 70550-02422-041) is not a commercial item.

The justification cites proprietary technical data and Depot Maintenance Work Requirements (DMWR) owned exclusively by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which the government cannot access to perform maintenance independently. Prior efforts to obtain competition through a Sources Sought announcement published June 14, 2023, and a subsequent synopsis/special announcement in October–November 2023 yielded no viable technical proposals from competing sources. The procurement history shows four previous delivery orders awarded to Sikorsky as sole source contracts (dated September 2019, September 2012, July 2022, and April 2023). The document was approved on March 12, 2024, with certifications completed by the Lead Inventory Management Specialist, Chief of Acquisition Planning Division, and Contracting Officer.