JA FOIA Review SPE7L126R0078 PR 7015418613_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.103-1 (ONE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES)

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7L126R0078

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) Justification for Other Than Full & Open Competition (March 2026)

1. The Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Weapons Support (Columbus), is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the acquisition of supplies on other than a full and open competition basis.

[ X ] Original

[ X ] FAR Part 15

Contract Type:

[ X ] Firm-Fixed Price

[ X ] Fixed Quantity: [ X ] Option: 100%

3. The supplies required to meet the using activity’s needs are described as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION NSN/P/N QUANTITY EST. VALUE AMSC

GEARSHAFT, SPUR 3040-00-786-3410 105 EA C

End item, weapon system, or class of item: AIRCRAFT, STRATOFORTRESS B-52

Fixed Quantity (One-Time Buy):

Estimated Contract Value:

Estimated Total Value (Base + Options):

Maximum Contract Value:

SOLICITATION NO.: SPE7L126R0078

4. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.103-1.

5. The Government requires spare parts that are form, fit, and functionally interchangeable with those currently used on the supported end item or weapon system. The acquisition is restricted to the following source(s) of supply, which are the only source(s) known to have the capability of furnishing the required supplies and the only source(s) currently approved by the design control activity.

CAGE COMPANY NAME

11201 DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC

52661 RTX CORPORATION

77445 RTX CORPORATION

The use of the authority at 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) is based on:

[ X ] AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

The following AMSC descriptions are available in DFARS PGI 217.7506 Part 2.

[ X ] AMSC C. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

On 3/19/2026, the Product Specialist of record certified the accuracy of the approved source(s) and applicable AMC/AMSC codes. A copy of the certification is attached.

6. The following efforts are being taken to ensure that offers are solicited from as many sources as practicable:

[ X ] The acquisition will be synopsized on or about 4/3/2026 for a period of 15 days.

[ X ] Dealers of the approved source(s) will be solicited.

[ X ] The solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System for a minimum of 30 days.

7. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

A price analysis will be conducted based on a comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation and/or a comparison of proposed prices to historical prices paid. Certified cost or pricing data, when required by FAR 15.403-3, and data other than certified cost or pricing data, will be requested and obtained as necessary to establish a fair and reasonable price, and a cost analysis may be performed on the data submitted.

8. Market Research/Efforts to Obtain Competition:

Sources Sought Notice:

[ X ] A Sources Sought Notice was posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov on 3/19/2026 for a period of five business days and yielded the following results: No results.

Market Survey:

[ X ] A market survey was conducted on/during 3/19/2026.

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors contacted:

DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC (11201)

RTX CORPORATION (52661)

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors responding:

RTX CORPORATION (52661)

Summary of information received relevant to sourcing (i.e., dealer/manufacturer; intended manufacturing source):

RTX CORPORATION (52661) responded with the following:

“This part number is not on the current Pacer Phoenix contract; therefore, P&W will not be bidding on this PN. The Pacer Phoenix contract is a new contract between P&W and DLA. It will have P&W forecasting a BOM including sole source and competitive items. The BOM was provided to P&W by the USG customer.

P&W is responsible for ordering sole source parts.”

Therefore, it assumed that they will not be quoting the NSN and that no vendor will be providing a part with them as a manufacturer.

Procurement History:

[ X ] A review of procurement history for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results (If none, so state): No results.

General Internet Search:

[ X ] A general internet search for potential manufacturing sources other than those listed above Section 5 above yielded the following results (If none, so state): No results.

9. A listing of sources, if any, indicating an interest in the acquisition is (If none, so state):

CAGE COMPANY NAME

NONE NONE

10. The following actions are being taken to overcome barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition is made:

[ X ] The solicitation contains DLAD Procurement Note, L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items, which describes the process for submitting an alternate offer on the current procurement and requesting evaluation of an alternate product’s technical acceptability for future procurements of the same item.

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) encourages vendors that may be interested in becoming an approved source, even if there is not an active solicitation, to contact the DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) Source Approval Monitor at DSCCAO-SAR@dla.mil for additional information on the steps required to submit a Source Approval Request Package for evaluation.