A16099 DF Below SAT signed redact_Redacted.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- FA822226Q1234
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This is a Determination and Findings (D&F) document for a sole-source acquisition by the Air Force Material Command (AFMC) Office of the Chief of Materiel Management (OL_H/PZIMB). The contracting activity seeks to procure six (6) Curtiss-Wright SVME-196-1512 NXP T2080 Single Board Computers with a delivery requirement not to exceed 16 weeks after receipt of order. The equipment will be delivered to F2DCCE at Hill Air Force Base, Utah (6137 Wardleigh Rd Bldg 1515, HIII AFB, UT 84056). Unit pricing and estimated total price are redacted in the document.
The justification for sole-source procurement is established under RFO 12.102(a) (Commercial Products and Services), which permits single-source awards when only one source is available. The 519th Software Engineering Squadron requires this exact hardware to mirror the F-16 Block 30 operational flight program configuration in its System Integration Lab. The hardware is mandatory for Hardware-in-the-Loop testing to ensure laboratory environments perfectly replicate aircraft internal computation for safe and effective code development and testing. Curtiss-Wright is identified as the only Original Equipment Manufacturer capable of providing flight-certified hardware matching the operational aircraft configuration; substitute boards would create hardware mismatches and require hundreds of engineering hours for system redesign, firmware development, and safety-critical verification. Market research through RFI 382443 (NASA SEWP), RFI #1820293 (GSA 2 GIT), and searches on ESI, NASA SEWP, and GSA yielded zero quotes, and Curtiss-Wright confirmed they are the OEM with no authorized vendors or resellers. The Contracting Officer, Jonathan Graham, approved this determination on July 20, 2026.
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Curtiss-Wright is the only Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) capable of providing a Single Board Computer that represents the configuration of the F-16 Block 30 OFP. The SVME-196-1512 is the same flight-certified hardware currently deployed on the operational aircraft. This board is critical to ensuring that laboratory testing accurately replicates real-world flight conditions. Introducing a substitute board from an alternative manufacturer would disrupt this configuration baseline, creating a critical hardware mismatch between the simulation/test environment and the active aircraft. Re-engineering the system to accommodate an unapproved, non-OEM substitute would demand hundreds of specialized engineering hours dedicated to software redesign, firmware development, system integration, and safety-critical verification. Attempting to integrate different hardware risks damaging or rendering existing test stands completely inoperable.
Request for Information (RFI) 382443 June 29 2026 to July 6, 2026 on NASA Solutions for Enterprise- Wide Procurement SEWP IDIQ (NASA SEWP) with zero quotes.
RFI #1820293 was posted on GSA 2 GIT June 29, 2026 to July 6, 2026 with zero quotes.
A search was also conducted on ESI, NASA SEWP, and GSA with no results found.
Curtiss-Wright provided an email stating that are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and they do not have any authorized vendors or resellers.
5. Determination: Based on the findings above, the proposed sole source or brand name action is justified under the applicable regulation.
6. Signatory Authority: (Contracting Officer Instruction: In accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51 for RFO 13.101(b) actions and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) for FSS orders, the Contracting Officer is the approval authority for these determinations).
Jonathan Graham Contracting Officer
Jul 20, 2026
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