SPRTA125R0431_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI Form S53) for a sole source acquisition by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

The acquisition concerns 114 nozzle assemblies (NSN 2915-00-655-1933 OJ, Vendor Part Number 23074274) from Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc. (CAGE Code 71895), with an estimated contract value below $750,000. The contract will be firm-fixed-price with fixed quantity and no options. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), justified under AMSC B (the item must be acquired from a manufacturing source specified on a source control drawing). The Government determined reverse engineering economically unfeasible. A Sources Sought notice was posted to SAM.Gov on April 22, 2025, with a closing date of April 30, 2025, which resulted in no responses. The Contracting Officer conducted market research per FAR Part 10 through multiple channels, concluding that Collins Engine Nozzles is the only known source capable of furnishing the required nozzles. The Government will continue monitoring the marketplace for potential source development and rescreen the item for changes in data and source availability. The justification was approved by the Contracting Officer on September 8, 2025, with a synopsis scheduled for August 27, 2025.