SPE4A524R0273_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for Sole Source and Limited Competition (AVN Form S53, October 2025) submitted by the Defense Logistics Agency for an amendment to an existing acquisition under the DLA Aviation - FMBA contracting activity (Solicitation Number SPEA3-24-K-0273).

The acquisition involves 13 aircraft doors (NSN: 1560-01-644-1293 and PN: 70217-01002-072) to be awarded as a firm fixed price contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE 7826) under a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA). The acquisition is justified under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as a limited competition procurement, with approval required at the Competition Advocate level (over $900,000 not exceeding $20,000,000). The justification cites AMC 3 (acquire directly from manufacturer for subsequent time) and AMSC C (part requires engineering source approval) as the limiting factors. A sources sought notice was posted on the beta SAM website on September 27, 2024, with no responses received. The document notes that the material is sole source to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and is anticipated to be awarded against the BOA, with the option to prepare solicitations including Procurement Notes M06 and L04 for DLA Aviation consideration if other manufacturers express interest. The technical data is unavailable and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition, and the OEM is unwilling to sell data rights to the Government, making reverse engineering cost-prohibitive.