GEARBOX, ACCESSORY (26-Q-0401)

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the DLA Weapons Support Ogden Contracting Activity at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has awarded a sole-source firm-fixed-price contract for 12 units of a proprietary Gearbox, Accessory (NSN 2835-01-208-0169RP) to Collins Aerospace under solicitation SPRHA1-26-Q-0401. The procurement is justified under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) due to the absence of technical data rights and the inability to reverse engineer the item, with no viable commercial or alternative sources identified despite market research and a sources-sought notice that garnered no responses. The contract’s place of performance is Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and the government assumes full responsibility for inspection and acceptance, though no specific inspection criteria, quality standards, or marking and packaging specifications beyond required identifiers such as the NSN and solicitation number are detailed. The contracting officer, Johnny Wakefield, issued the award on June 30, 2026, with no contracted value stated due to incomplete pricing data in the justification document, though approval authorities are defined by thresholds ranging from $10 million to over $500 million. The contract includes options to increase quantity and extend the term, though their values and durations remain unspecified. No socioeconomic set-asides were used, and no offeror representations regarding size status, UEI, or CAGE code were provided. The acquisition adheres to FAR Parts 6, 10, 12, 13.5, and 15, along with DFARS 206.104-72, ensuring regulatory compliance for sole-source justifications, while no formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, invoicing methods, or COTR/COR assignments are documented in the available materials.