Atch 2 MAF Gate Brand Name JnA.pdf

This is a Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a limited-source acquisition valued at $10 million or less.

The document authorizes the award of a Firm Fixed Price contract to Ideal Manufacturing, Inc. for the procurement of one Tilt-A-Way Vertical Pivot Gate System, Model HYJG-AMPLIMESHBAR, to the 90th Contracting Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base. The gate system is specified as 22'x8' size with aluminum mesh and a 208 VAC single-phase motor. This mission-essential asset addresses security vulnerabilities at 15 Missile Alert Facilities (MAFs) by serving as an operational sustainment replacement for aging gate structures approaching the end of their operational lifespan. The current gates are prone to failure due to vehicular accidents and extreme Wyoming weather conditions. Without this replacement component, the missile facility would remain unsecured and vulnerable to intrusions, creating operational risk to a nuclear asset. The brand-name requirement is mandated by Air Force Global Strike Command Instruction AFGSCI 32-1005, which prohibits substitution of components in missile facilities unless prior coordination occurs; the technical specifications are extracted from Civil Engineer Manual 35R-581-4. Market research confirmed that while Ideal Manufacturing is the sole original equipment manufacturer (OEM), multiple local distributors can supply the gate system, and a total small business set-aside is applicable with four local vendors and two potential SAM-registered small businesses identified. The justification cites RFO 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures as the statutory authority for limited competition, and the contracting officer has determined the anticipated contract cost to be fair and reasonable per FAR Subpart 15.4.