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This Pre-Solicitation opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on July 6, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

500 Gallon Lox Trailer

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N6833526R1092Federal

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The Royal Canadian Air Force F/A-18 program requires four 500-gallon Liquid Oxygen (LOX) trailers to support flightline maintenance operations, with procurement being conducted on a sole-source basis under FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i) due to the unique and proprietary capabilities of Essex Industries INC., the sole manufacturer with CAGE code 19062. The U.S. government does not own the technical data rights for these trailers, making competition impossible without incurring prohibitive costs associated with preliminary design reviews, critical design reviews, first article testing, and evaluations for any alternative vendor. Any modification to the existing design would necessitate extensive updates to Integrated Logistics Support systems including technical publications, spare parts inventories, and calibration standards, estimated to cost between $200,000 and $250,000, and would risk introducing incompatible equipment into the existing fleet. Market research confirmed no viable alternatives exist, and the acquisition will proceed directly from Essex Industries under Acquisition Method Code 3H. The solicitation, numbered N6833526R1092, was posted on June 29, 2026, with responses due by July 6, 2026, and is being managed by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, with Molly Jackson as the point of contact.

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Procure four 500-gallon Liquid Oxygen trailers from Essex Industries sole-source due to proprietary design and no viable alternatives.

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Department Of Defense → Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft DivisionView Agency

NAICS

333924 - Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery ManufacturingView NAICS

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NJ

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft Division
Contacts1 person available
OfficeJOINT BASE MDL, NJ, 08733, USA
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Department Of Defense → Navair Warfare Ctr Aircraft Division
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Office AddressJOINT BASE MDL, NJ, 08733, USA
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Molly Jackson

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This effort is for the procurement of QTY 4 500 Gallon Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Trailers for the Royal Canadian Air Force F/A-18 program. The 500 Gallon LOX trailer as a means to transport liquid oxygen to support flightline
maintenance activities.



Under authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c}(l) and implemented in FAR 6.302-l(b}(l) (i), this authority shall be used when the program needs can only be satisfied from only one source with unique capabilities. Any attempt to procure a different part number would require the Government to fund a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Critical Design Review (CDR) First Article Test (FAT) and Test & Evaluation (T&E} effort for a new vendor. The Government would have to fund personnel to be on the Source Selection Team to review proposals. Any change in form, fit or function would require changes to the existing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) (technical
publications, spares inventory, calibration) which would incur additional costs for update in the amount of $200,000 to $250,000. The process required to obtain an alternate asset is cost-prohibitive and would force the FMS Partner to utilize an asset that is not supported, compatible or interchangeable with the assets in their fleet.



This requirement will be processed under the authority FAR 6.302-l(b)(l) (i), whereby only one source with unique capability can supply the requested item. Market Research was performed by the Lakehurst Technical team. The Original Equipment Manufacturer of these items is Essex Industries INC., CAGE: 19062. The US Government does not own the technical data rights, therefore is unable to compete this request due to specific proprietary items to Essex within the design of the end item.


Acquisition Method Code: 3H - acquire directly from the manufacturer/US GOV does not have sufficient data. No additional market research was conducted for the reasons discussed above, and thus, the government will be issuing the repair procurement on a sole-source basis to Essex Industries INC., CAGE: 19062.

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