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This document is a Department of Army Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition for a sole-source procurement. The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (IHEODT) is seeking to purchase one Nakamura-Tome WT300MMY-F014 CNC Lathe for their facility, with delivery estimated at 12 weeks after award and funds allocated from the Capital Improvement Project for fiscal year 2025.

The specific lathe has unique features critical to NSWC IHEODT's mission, including a dual identical spindle configuration, high-powered 25 HP spindle motors, independent servo motors for turrets, a collision detection/retraction system, and Fanuc controls and drives. Market research conducted from July 2024 to August 2025 identified this specific model as the only lathe meeting their requirements, with the procurement justified as essential to maintaining the shop's production capability. The contract will be awarded through the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal, with no option provision included and an estimated dollar value that has been redacted.