IPE - MILLING EQUIPMENT

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Phillips Corporation, with CAGE code 3MPQ0, a sole-source contract valued at $393,257.03 for the procurement of a Haas UMC-1000SS 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center with a 2-Axis Rotary Table, identified by part number 3408-N30000354, to support prototype fabrication for Navy tactical undersea warfare systems at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport. The award, dated July 30, 2026, under solicitation SPE4A826P0027, was justified under FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) due to the unique requirement for full interoperability with ten existing Haas machines, ensuring seamless integration without the need for duplicate training, tooling, or maintenance. The contract includes associated line items for milling equipment, IUID tags, shipping, tooling, and training, all under the same purchase request number. The procurement did not involve competition, eliminating the need for evaluation factors, cost analysis, or trade-off methodologies. The contracting office is located in Richmond, Virginia, with Randell Hardy listed as the primary point of contact, though the contracting officer’s representative and payment details were not specified. The place of performance, inspection location, and acceptance procedures were not formally defined in the documentation. No contractual clauses, packaging requirements, invoicing instructions, or detailed inspection criteria were included in the available records, reflecting the acquisition’s basis as a non-competitive justification for a single-source, mission-critical system. Although the estimated contract value range under applicable regulations was noted as $750,000 to $15,000,000, the actual awarded amount reflects a lower, specific obligation aligned with the delivered item and ancillary services.