Use_of_Other_than_Full_and_Open_for_SAT_Redacted.pdf

This is a Memorandum for the Record documenting a contracting officer's justification for using other than full and open competition for an acquisition under the simplified acquisition threshold.

The memorandum authorizes a single-source procurement from Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp. for bushings and seals on fuel oil XFER and pre-lube pumps. These components are required for General Fuel Management (GFM) pump overhauls onboard USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), with a required delivery date of January 16, 2027 and period of performance through July 16, 2027. The contracting officer selected Leistritz as the only responsible source based on multiple justifications: restrictive intellectual property rights and proprietary manufacturing processes specific to the OEM; exclusive licensing agreements with only authorized distributors; standardization requirements per COMSCINST 4790.3 to maintain fleet configuration baseline using the L2NG 106/180 ASOGIA-G pump model consistent with other T-AO 205 John Lewis Class vessels; and the inability of the Military Sealift Command to reverse-engineer or manufacture alternative parts without compromising reliability. The product is not designated as critical ship equipment. The contracting officer certified the justification as accurate and complete on September 9, 2026.