Redacted Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

70Z03827QH0000001 Purchase of Gear Boxes
Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(b), FAR Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 121, FAR 6.104, FAR Class Deviation 25-11 for FAR Part 6, the following facts and rationale are presented in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 6.104 requirements:
1. Agency and Contracting Activity.
The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Long Range Surveillance (LRS) Product Line (PL), proposes to enter into a contract on a basis other than full and open competition. 2. Nature and/or Description of the Action being Approved. (a) Nature of the action: The USCG, ALC, LRS PL requests approval to solicit and award on a sole source basis, a Firm-Fixed Price contract for the procurement of Gear Box Assembly, Main Landing Gear (MLG) (P/N 8521) and Gearbox, Landing (PN: 8348M1) used on the HC-130J aircraft. (b) Name and address of the contractor:
CEF Industries LLC.
320 Church St., Addison, IL 60101
Cage Code: 00268
(c) Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price Contract
(d) Estimated total value (including options):
(e) Type of funding: Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) funds
(f) Year of funding: Fiscal Year 2027
In this document, citations to RFO Parts 12, 6, 10, 15, and 25 are citations specifically to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 12, FAR Class Deviation 25-11 for FAR Part 6, FAR Class Deviation 25-06 for FAR Part 10, FAR Class Deviation 26-08 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 15, and FAR Class Deviation 26-09, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 25, which were issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), which was implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15, 2025.

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(g) Solicitation number: 70Z03827QH0000001
(h) Background information about the requirement: The USCG, ALC, LRS PL supports the HC-130J aircraft by providing logistics, inventory management and sustainment support for the USCG aviation assets utilized by Air Stations geographically located in and outside the continental United States. As part of this responsibility, the LRS PL has a requirement for sustainment of numerous components used on the aircraft, which includes Gear Box, MLG and Gearbox,