25q0135 SSJA redacted.pdf

This document is a Single Source Justification form for a simplified acquisition by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RIKO). The document justifies a sole-source contract with Slitherine Corporation for renewal of four Command PE Premium Licenses, with an estimated contract cost that has been redacted. The software will be used to conduct research and development related to interactive learning, reinforcement learning, and command and control.

The justification indicates that these specific licenses are only offered by Slitherine Corporation in the U.S. (previously done by Matrix Games LLC), and contain confidential technical information including trade secrets, algorithms, firmware, software programs, and databases. A Notice of Contract Action was posted on SAM.gov between 23 June 2025 and 08 July 2025 to solicit potential competition, but received no responses. The contract is set to start on 03 September 25, and the government will continue to monitor the market for potential future competitive opportunities.