Attachment 1 - Brand Name Determination_Redacted.pdf

This is a Source Selection Sensitive Determination & Findings document for a single-source acquisition by the 341st Recruiting Squadron and 502d Contracting Squadron. The acquisition is for an FY26 Simulator Trailer for flight-simulation training and recruiting purposes.

The contracting officer has justified the sole-source award under RFO 11.204(a)(2)(ii) (Brand Name), determining that the CellTech Flight Simulation Training Trailer configuration is essential and that alternative solutions cannot meet the government's requirements. The findings establish that the 341st Recruiting Squadron requires a complete, manufacturer-integrated mobile platform with purpose-built structural, electrical, climate-control, stage, ramp, and audiovisual systems. The CellTech product incorporates interdependent features including seamless steel rivetless exterior panels, hot-dipped galvanized steel construction, and specific internal component placement designed to ensure proper weight distribution, transportation safety, and equipment protection. Market research confirms that alternative solutions lack the required integrated configuration and would necessitate separate, high-risk post-delivery modifications that would introduce significant cost, schedule, and warranty risks. The determination concludes that only the CellTech brand-name product can meet the government's minimum needs upon delivery without extensive modifications. The Contracting Officer has approval authority for this determination in accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51.