ACTUATOR, ELECTRO-ME

The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City, has issued a firm-fixed-price, fixed-quantity award for the procurement of 24 electro-mechanical actuators (NSN 1680-01-077-3420 / PN 16K0745-5). This action was conducted as a sole-source acquisition under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, as market research and sources sought efforts confirmed that only one responsible source possesses the proprietary technical data necessary to manufacture the items to original design specifications. The place of performance for this contract is located in Fort Worth, Texas, with contract administration managed by DLA Weapons Support at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. The award does not include any options for increased quantity or term extensions. Due to the sensitive nature of the technical data involved, the contract is subject to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) protocols, specifically the PROCURE category with FED ONLY dissemination controls. No formal evaluation factors or competitive trade-offs were applied given the non-competitive nature of the award.