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The document outlines the contract provisions, clauses, and terms and conditions for a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisition of various spare parts. It specifies that the contract is an Indefinite Delivery Requirements-Type, with a base period and four one-year option periods. Key provisions include instructions for offerors, requiring a Small Business Subcontracting Plan for large businesses and completed unit prices. Evaluation will be based on fair and reasonable pricing due to the sole source nature, but the solicitation may be amended if other responsive offers are received. Offerors must certify responsibility matters, including past convictions, tax liabilities, and contract terminations, and provide current information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) if they have active federal contracts/grants exceeding $10,000,000. Additionally, the contract includes strict prohibitions and certifications regarding the use of covered telecommunications equipment, services, and unmanned aircraft systems from certain foreign entities, as well as restrictions on business operations in Sudan and Iran. Quality assurance, packaging, marking, shipping, and invoicing instructions are detailed, with emphasis on compliance for products touching USCG aircraft. Deliveries are expected within a 360-day maximum, and only warranted Contracting Officers (KOs) can modify the contract.
The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Short Range Recovery (SRR) Product Line Division, is seeking to procure spare parts for its MH-65 aircraft on a sole-source basis from Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (AHI), the only authorized North American distributor for Airbus Helicopters, France (AHF), the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) outlines the necessity for this sole-source procurement due to proprietary data, lack of alternative approved parts, and the critical need to maintain aircraft structural and system integrity, ensuring airworthiness and safety. The estimated total value of this firm fixed-price indefinite delivery requirements contract, including options, is $33,975,488, covering a ten-month base period and four one-year option periods, funded by Fiscal Year Operations and Support funds from 2026 to 2030. Market research confirmed AHI as the only viable source, with no other interested parties. Efforts to foster competition, such as attending trade shows and exploring reverse engineering, are ongoing for future acquisitions.