Summary: Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

This is an AVN Form S53 (FEB 2026), a federal contracting justification document for acquiring supplies or services on other than a full and open competition basis under limited competition authority.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is justifying a limited competition acquisition for Actuator, Electro-Mechanical components (NSN 1680-01-055-3451; part number 215F103-517) in the quantity of 54 units for DLA Weapons Support at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma under Solicitation Number sPRTA125R0237. The acquisition is structured as Firm-Fixed-Price with Fixed Quantity and will not include options. The statutory authority cited is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), permitting acquisition from a limited number of sources. The justification is approved at the Contracting Officer level (not exceeding $10,000,000). A Sources Sought notice was posted to SAM.Gov on March 6, 2025, with a closing date of March 13, 2025, resulting in no responses. A market survey was conducted identifying only two capable manufacturers: CAGE 17472 (Eaton Aerospace LLC) and CAGE 88277 (The Boeing Company), both of which are sole sources for this item due to proprietary design and unavailable manufacturing data. The acquisition will be synopsized on or about May 5, 2025. Key justifications include reliance on technical certification confirming unavailable technical data, inability to economically reverse engineer the item, and the unavailability of manufacturing data making competitive acquisition infeasible. The document was signed by Contracting Officer Kristian Hollingshead on May 14, 2026.