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This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI Form S53, November 2024) for a sole source acquisition by DLA Aviation.

The acquisition concerns bearings, plans, and spheres with NSN 3120-01-255-7749 and part number 4089113 & SWBLFR-101-007, with a quantity of 9 each and an estimated value that has been redacted. The contract type is firm fixed price with no options. The statutory authority for limiting competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), which permits acquisition from only one or limited number of sources. DLA Aviation posted a sources sought notice or Request for Information (RFI) on 6/30/2025 via Contract Opportunities, but received no responses. The justified use of authority is based on AMC 3 (acquire for the second or subsequent time directly from the manufacturer) and AMSC D (data needed to acquire this part is not economically available). A market survey was conducted; a sources sought notice was posted to SAM.gov with no vendor responses indicating intent to provide the item, and the subject line was synopsized. The acquisition will be synopsized on 8/08/2025 and any firm requesting a solicitation copy will be provided one. Fair and reasonable pricing was determined by discussing relevant pricing issues and the basis for determining anticipated price/cost fairness. The materials are sourced from RBC Transport Dynamics Corp (CAGE 09455) and RBC Southwest Products, Inc. (CAGE 81376). Actions to overcome future competition barriers include posting a combined synopsis via SAM.gov; if other manufacturers are interested, a solicitation will be prepared to include Procurement Notes M06/L04 so sources can submit source approval packages for DLA Aviation's consideration. The justification was approved by Competition Advocate Yolanda Calvin Maupin on 8.11.25, with contracting officer Christy L. Oakley signing on 8/08/2025.