Summary

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI Form S53, October 2025) for a sole source acquisition by the Defense Logistics Agency, Aviation – Richmond contracting activity. The procurement seeks 30 Control Assembly units (NSN 1680-014726197) from GE AVIATION SYSTEMS (CAGE 19623) under solicitation SPE4A526R0127. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price with no options, and the estimated acquisition value is redacted but subject to Competition Advocate approval (indicating a value exceeding $900,000 but not exceeding $20,000,000).

The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as the statutory authority for sole source procurement, specifically AMC 3 (acquire for the second or subsequent time directly from the manufacturer) and AMSC D (data needed to acquire the part is not economically available). Competition efforts included posting a sources sought notice on Contract Opportunities on 01/23/26 with no responses received. A market survey was conducted to determine whether new and unused government surplus was available; LSMart query results showed insufficient surplus material, with proprietary technical data rights held by GEAS, and additional manufacturing sources deemed unlikely to yield competitive data packages. The justification notes that technical data is unavailable and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition, with data presently available reflecting only minimum government needs. The Contracting Officer (Kizzy Brinkley), Competition Advocate (Yolanda Calvin Maupin), and Head of Contracting Activity have approved this justification, which is applicable to a contract valued over $20 million but not exceeding $150 million.