JA Sole Source RFO FAR Part 12 White Phosphorus -Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for an Other Than Full and Open Competition procurement. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) is awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Bayer CropScience LP for the supply of Grade 2 White Phosphorus (WP), a critical military material with an estimated dollar value of $5,637,600.00. The requiring activity is Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The contract is projected for award in June 2026 and will obligate fiscal year 2026 AWCF funds.

The procurement is restricted to a single source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(2) and FAR 12.102(a) because Bayer CropScience is the only remaining domestic manufacturer of elemental phosphorus and Grade 2 WP. The justification cites a February 2026 Presidential Executive Order classifying elemental phosphorus as a strategic and critical material essential to U.S. national defense and mandating domestic production reliance. Market research conducted by PBA and ACC-RI, including a targeted small business search and formal solicitation posted to SAM.gov, yielded no viable alternative vendors capable of independently fulfilling the requirement or meeting domestic sourcing mandates. The contract will be structured as a five-year Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) agreement with options, including a 12-month evaluation period, with an estimated total price of $5,637,600.00. Fair and reasonable cost determination will be based on comparison of the contractor's proposed price against an Independent Government Estimate developed by PBA technical and historical procurement experts, supported by cost and pricing analysis techniques. No other sources have expressed written interest in this requirement.