JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

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

SOLICITATION NO.: [SPE7L326R0003]

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

PARTS KIT,WINCH 2590016937794/P012781 2 Q

*If too numerous, attach list of NSNs and AMSC codes.

End item, weapon system, or class of item: Ticonderoga Class CG (47), EZN

Fixed Quantity (One-Time Buy):

Estimated Total Contract Value (Including Price Breaks and Options):

Maximum Contract Value:

For Add-Ons, Value of Option Years Remaining: N/A

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

34712 Lake Shore Systems, Inc.

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

[ X ] AMC 3. Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.

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

[ X ] AMSC Q. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both needed to purchase this part from additional sources. The Government has been unable to economically buy the data or rights to the data, although the part has been undergoing full screening for 12 or more months. Breakout to competition has not been achieved, but current, continuing actions to obtain necessary rights to data or adequate, reprocurement technical data indicate breakout to competition is expected to be achieved. This part may be a candidate for reverse engineering or other techniques to obtain technical data. All AMSC Q items are required to be reviewed within the timeframes cited in 2-203(b). If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

On March 19th, 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 March 23rd, 2026 for a period of 15 days.

[ 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 March 3rd, 2026 for a period of five business days and yielded the following results: no results.

Market Survey:

[ X ] A market survey was sent on March 3rd with a follow up sent on March 8th.

Names and CAGE Codes of vendors contacted: Triman Industries (cage 0ZBE8) and Lake Shore Systems, Inc. (cage 7QAR4).

Summary of information received relevant to sourcing (i.e., dealer/manufacturer; intended manufacturing source): Lake Shore Systems (7QAR4) – Sent market survey on 3/3/2026. Market survey was sent to 7QAR4 as opposed to 34712 because 7QAR4 is the quoting facility. Contract specialist verified with cage 7QAR4 that this procurement would occur through Columbus

Triman Industries (0ZBE8) – Sent market survey on 3/3/2026. Received a completed market survey from cage 0ZBE8 on 3/6/2026 showing interest in quoting this acquisition.

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): none.

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): none.

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

CAGE COMPANY NAME

0ZBE8 Triman Industries Inc