Attachment 1 Sole Source Justification.pdf

This is a Sole or Limited Sources Justification form for an acquisition over $3,500 but not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) for the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces.

The justification is for the rental and operation of four VUZIX M4000 AR GLASSES with software requirements for AR training, including three laptops for SME support from San Antonio, Texas, to support SOCNORTH's operational training exercise. The services will enable Augmented Reality support for CBRNDE, MEDICAL, SURGICAL, and CRITICAL CARE provided by emergency medical personnel. Shiny Box is identified as the sole source provider due to being the only developer of the required software, with proprietary rights to the system that can communicate with various military medicine systems and monitor vital signs from other hardware systems. The company is partnered with the DoD to develop AR systems and requires their specific equipment to operate with their software.