A02 - JA HP 3D Printer - 26QA180 kO SIGNED_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition issued by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

The document justifies a firm-fixed-price contract award to MD5 MasterGraphics Inc. for preventative maintenance and remedial repair services for 3D printing equipment at the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC). The contract period runs from July 15, 2026 through July 14, 2027, with one additional option year. The procurement is justified under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) based on the proprietary nature of the equipment and the requirement that support must come from qualified repair technicians with access to proprietary knowledge, parts, procedures, and technology specific to the HP 3D printing equipment. MD5 MasterGraphics is an authorized HP service organization currently supporting the equipment under the original purchase warranty. The justification notes that competition is not practicable because award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that cannot be recovered through competition. The document confirms that no acquisition plan is required as this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B). Market research confirmed that HP is the designer and manufacturer of the equipment, and to date, no other sources have expressed written interest in the requirement. The Contracting Officer approved the justification for sole-source procurement on an other than full and open competition basis.