SPE4A525R0268_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI Form S53, NOV 2024) for a sole source acquisition submitted by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation.

The acquisition concerns 10 Floor Aircraft items (NSN 1560-0171/7.8312 and 96204-02556-050) with an estimated total value redacted in the document. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price with no options. The contracting activity is DLA-Aviation-FMBA under solicitation number SPE4A5236026. The sole source is Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE 78286). The justification is based on authority 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), specifically citing AMSC 3 (acquire for the second or subsequent time directly from the manufacturer) and AMSC Q (the Government lacks adequate data and it is not economical to procure the data or rights). A sources sought request was posted via beta.SAM on August 5, 2025, which resulted in one interest submission. The document notes that technical data is unavailable and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition, and that the OEM is unwilling to sell data rights to the Government, requiring reverse engineering which is cost-prohibitive. Market research was not conducted due to the approved sole source status. The Contracting Officer (Nakeesha Mitchell-Palmore, Branch Chief) certified the justification under FAR 6.303-2(b)(12) for an approval level not exceeding $750,000. Actions to overcome barriers to future competition include a synopsis posted to FBO with plans to prepare a solicitation including Procurement Notes M06 and L04 if other manufacturers express interest.