Attachment 2 - Brand Name Justification_Redacted.pdf

This is a Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification document for a federal contract opportunity under simplified procedures for commercial items. The contracting activity is HQ Air Combat Command (ACC) AMIC, located in Hampton, Virginia, seeking to award a follow-on contract for acquisition of an Authentic8 Silo for Research (SfR) Managed Attribution (MA) solution for the USAF Publicly Available Information (PAI) program. The contract will cover a one-year base period from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with three one-year option periods extending through February 28, 2030. The solicitation will be issued as full and open competition via a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation on SAM.gov utilizing FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures under NAICS Code 513210.

The justification authorizes purchase of specific Authentic8 part numbers that comprise the SfR MA solution on a brand-name basis, including Tier 1 CONUS Single Tenant Egress Points, Tier 2 CONUS Single Tenant Egress Points, and 3,000 units of Silo for Research Pro licenses. The document establishes that Authentic8's SfR solution is the only vendor solution capable of meeting ACC/A22C's requirements for supporting a large user base and integrated network capabilities (CAC-enabled NIPRNet and AFNet). The Government issued two Requests for Information in May 2025 to identified GSA schedule holders to solicit competitive information but determined no alternative solutions met the stated requirements. The justification is based on the statutory authority of DAFFARS 5313.501 implementing simplified acquisition procedures under 10 U.S.C. 3572, with anticipated cost to the Government determined as fair and reasonable through market research and application of FAR 13.106-3(a) techniques.