SPE4A825Q0026_Redacted CUI.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) for a sole source acquisition of ball bearings by DLA Aviation. The procurement involves seven ball bearings with a specific National Stock Number (NSN) 3130-01-600-0428/TT60248 or 723B16, to be acquired from Linnmar Associates Inc. and Jamaica Bearings. The contract will be a Definitive Firm Fixed Price type, and the agency has determined that the United States Government does not own the data rights for this NSN and is unable to reverse engineer the end item.

Key details include a sources sought notice posted on 11/7/24 which received no industry responses, and market research conducted using government databases, websites, and contacting known product sources. The acquisition is being justified under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as available from only one or limited number of sources. The document indicates that the contract value is over $15 million but not exceeding $100 million, requiring approval from the Head of Contracting Activity. The procurement process includes efforts to ensure competitive solicitation and market research to validate the sole source justification.