Atch 4 - SSJ - ALICAT Controllers_CO signed_redacted.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification document for a simplified acquisition by the United States Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division, Contracting Division (AFLCMC/HNCK). The document justifies a non-competitive procurement from ALICAT Scientific Inc. for Technical Application Products (TAP), specifically controllers for the Automated Radioxenon Contractor and Spectrometer (ARCS) system.

The procurement includes four specific controller models with the following quantities: 10 units of MCR-100SLPM-D-DB9/CM, 20 units of MC-25LPM-D-DB9/CM, 10 units of PCP-30PSIA-D-DB9/CP, and 20 units of PC-30PSIA-D-DB9/CP. The document establishes that these ALICAT controllers are critical components of the ARCS, a unique ground-based air sampler supporting Department of Defense and other federal agencies' air sampling requirements worldwide. The justification explains that the ARCS was specifically designed and built by Teledyne Brown Engineering using these exact ALICAT controller models, part numbers, and configuration parameters to regulate flow and pressure at precise levels within the system, particularly in the chemical processing collection and absorption areas. The contracting officer determined on February 20, 2026, that only a single source is reasonably available, as no commercially available alternatives meet the exact form, fit, and function requirements, and the government owns no engineering data or rights to qualify other sources. Although ALICAT manufactures these controllers exclusively, they are distributed through intermediaries.