CNC Horizontal Boring Mill

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, has awarded a sole-source contract for the acquisition of a DMG Mori KBT-11EZ CNC Horizontal Boring Mill to be delivered and installed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Virginia. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1 due to the exclusive compatibility required with approximately 2,500 proprietary G&M code programs used across multiple Navy maintenance facilities, which are incompatible with any other manufacturer’s equipment. Reprogramming these existing programs would incur prohibitive costs and operational disruption, making full and open competition economically and technically infeasible. The contract includes turnkey delivery with foundation preparation, installation, OSHA certification, operator training, and the provision of all necessary technical data such as manuals, drawings, and post-processor files. The equipment must be delivered with an IUID-compliant Data Matrix barcode as mandated by MIL-STD-130, though no additional packaging, preservation, or labeling requirements beyond this are specified. The contracting office is located in Richmond, Virginia, and the award is limited to DMG Mori Federal Services, identified by CAGE code 96XT6, after an alternative proposal from Kent Industrial USA was rejected for technical incompatibility. No formal evaluation factors, pricing structure, or line-item details are provided in the documentation, and no Contracting Officer’s Representative, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, or invoicing instructions are designated. Delivery and performance are required at Portsmouth, Virginia, with the contract signed by the Contracting Officer on August 7, 2025, and the Competition Advocate on August 18, 2025, confirming the sole-source justification.