LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY

The U.S. Department of Defense, through DLA Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, has awarded a sole-source indefinite-quantity contract under solicitation SPE4A7-26-R-0355 for 40 units of the LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY (NSN 1620-00-004-9872). The acquisition was justified under 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) due to the absence of responsive vendors following a sources-sought notice and the unavailability of public technical data, limiting competition to only two known qualified sources: ONTIC ENG & MFG, INC and NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP. The contract is structured as an IQC with a five-year base period and no options, and while the estimated contract value is not specified due to missing pricing details, the contracting officer’s authority is capped at $900,000 for modifications. Delivery and performance are to occur at DLA Aviation’s facility in Richmond, VA, with inspection and acceptance conducted by government personnel at the destination site. No packaging, preservation, or marking standards are explicitly defined, though compliance with DoD identification requirements using NSN and CAGE codes 45934, 70974, and 79RG9 is implied. The award does not include formal evaluation factors, cost breakdowns, or CLINs, and no contract clauses from the FAR or DFARS are identified in the documentation. Key contracting personnel include Noraida Maldonado-Otero as the primary point of contact and contracting officer, with no designated COR/COTR identified. The procurement includes a provision to support future competition through a Sources Sought notice mechanism, though the current award remains non-competitive under a synopsis exception permitted by FAR 5.202. No security clearances, organizational conflict of interest provisions, or technical certifications are required for this transaction.