SPE4A825Q0049_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The acquisition involves procuring 3 Makino F9 Machining Centers and 2 Makino x8ilx Machining Centers for DLA-Aviation (VICA), with a total quantity of 5 machines. The procurement is being conducted under a sole source justification using 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), which allows acquisition from only one source. The specific source is Kansas-Oklahoma Machine Tools Inc., identified as the only vendor capable of meeting the government's efficiency and cost requirements for these specialized Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining centers.

The market research for this acquisition was initiated with a sources sought notice posted on sam.gov from January 31, 2025, with a response date of February 07, 2025. The solicitation is planned to be synopsized on or about 02/28/2025. The document indicates that market research efforts will continue to determine if additional sources have entered the market or if non-developmental items are available. The acquisition is an amendment to a previous solicitation, and the contracting officer and competition advocate have approved the justification, with signatures dated 1/22/2025 and 2.18.25 respectively.