28--AIR INTAKE,TURBINE

The contract awards the procurement of an AIR INTAKE, TURBINE (NSN 7RE 2840 013571130 VH, P/N 70302-30100-048) under a sole-source justification authorized by FAR 6.302-1 and 10 USC 3204(A)(1), due to the exclusive possession of proprietary technical data and specialized engineering control by only two approved sources: SIKORSKY (CAGE 78286) and DOW-UNITED TECHNOLOGIES (CAGE OJ4X3). The item is classified as a Critical Safety Item and Critical Application Item, necessitating strict adherence to design control procedures and source-approved manufacturing to ensure airworthiness and operational safety. The period of performance extends through August 31, 2026, with delivery required at Stratford, Connecticut, despite the contracting activity being located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No formal pricing data, CLINs, or contract value are disclosed, and the acquisition does not include options, set-asides, or socioeconomic considerations. The Government retains no sufficient rights to the technical data to permit competition, and any alternate source would require engineering approval through the cognizant NAVAIR activity. The procurement was justified and certified through a formal J&A process with multiple internal approvals from March to April 2025, with legal sufficiency confirmed by a Department of Defense attorney. The contract imposes no explicit requirements for packaging, preservation, marking, or bar-coding, and no inspection methodologies or applicable MIL-STDs are specified beyond the inherent quality controls tied to source approval and technical data integrity. Acceptance authority rests with Government personnel, including the contracting officer and technical cognizance specialists, though no formal inspection location is designated. There are no submission deadlines for offerors since this is not a competitive solicitation but a post-justification award, and no proposal format or page limits were imposed. The point of contact for contracting matters is Aisha Varnadore, Contract Specialist, with additional technical and legal oversight provided by Joshua Phillips, Johnny Brown, and Sharif Dawson. The acquisition relies entirely on internal DoD approval codes (A/RMCs 1–5) to validate source restrictions, and no FAR clause language or standard representations from offerors are included, as the transaction bypasses typical competitive procedures under statutory and regulatory authority for limited-source procurement.