15263 single_source_justification (002)_Redacted.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition) document for a federal contract award under simplified acquisition procedures. The contracting activity is AFMC AFSC/PZIMB, with the project identified as "15263 BOSS HW/SW MX Renewal - Tinker" (Purchase Request #24705/Alexsys #15263). The estimated contract cost is $79,763.05, and this is not a Bridge Action under the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan.

The contract will be awarded as a new agreement to renew the Battlefield Operations Support System (BOSS) Platinum Plan product support from Tactical Communications Group, LLC (TCG), a Curtiss-Wright Company. The BOSS Platinum Plan product support is required to produce and test code for the Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) upgrades currently supporting the E3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The justification cites that the Air Force's minimum needs can only be satisfied by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Tactical Communications Group, LLC (TCG), due to the proprietary design of the BOSS Platinum Plan product support and its unique capability to support four BOSS systems (models TCG0536, TCG0779, TCG1024, and TCG1267) used by the 558th Software Engineering Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base. The document indicates efforts were made to obtain competition by reaching out to TCG. Section E commits the Government to continue soliciting industry to determine if competition capability has expanded or if alternative sourcing agreements exist with TCG in the future.