Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition form (AVN Form S53, OCT 2025) submitted by the Defense Logistics Agency for a sole source acquisition from ECI Defense Group Inc. (CAGE: 3SDB5) under solicitation number SPRRA26R0031.

The acquisition covers six units of Cooler Fluid Electr (NSN: 3999-01-564-8614/11472710) through a firm fixed price single purchase contract with no options. The Defense Logistics Agency is acquiring this item directly from the manufacturer under AMSC 3 authority (second or subsequent time) due to engineering source approval requirements mandated by the design control activity to maintain part quality. Additionally, the justification cites AMSC C, indicating that this specific part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity. A sources sought notice and RFI were posted on December 3, 2025, with a response deadline of December 8, 2025, which resulted in zero responses received. The acquisition is restricted to the only source known to have the capability to furnish the required supplies, controlled by DLA Weapons Support HSV and categorized as SSEL with control-fed only distribution restrictions. The acquisition will be synopsized on or about December 19, 2025, and the Contracting Officer Jean Bretz certified the justification as accurate and complete on December 9, 2025. The approval authority is the Contracting Officer for this acquisition not exceeding $900,000.