Attachment 2 - DF Below the SAT (Waterpump)_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

6th AIR REFUELING WING (AMC)

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA

People, Partners, Airpower

CUI

7/30/2026

DETERMINATION & FINDINGS

Authority to Restrict Competition (at or below the SAT)

1. Agency and Contracting Activity: USAF, 6th Contracting Squadron/PKA

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action: This action is for a Brand Name Justification to restrict competition to the Waterous CPK-5 Two-Stage Fire Pump and its authorized distributors. Costs are estimated to be .

3. Citation to the Appropriate Regulation:

(Select the applicable authority for this acquisition)

Authority to Pursue One Source:

☐ RFO 12.102(a)

☐ RFO 538.7104-3(a)

☐ RFO 16.507-6(b)

☐ (1) The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays.

☐ (2) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

☐ (3) The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

☐ (4) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.

☐ (5) For orders exceeding the SAT, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source.

☐ (6) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, the order satisfies one of the exceptions permitting the use of other than full and open competition listed in part 6.103 (10 U.S.C. 3406(c)(5)). The public interest exception must not be used unless Congress is notified in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(7).

Authority to Restrict Competition to One Brand-Name:

☒ RFO 12.102(a)

☐ RFO 538.7104-4(b)

☐ RFO 16.507-7(b)

Authority to use Brand-Name or Equal Descriptions:

☐ R-DFAR 212.102-70(b)

4. Findings:

The 6th Contracting Squadron on behalf of the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron intends to award a new, firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of one (1) Waterous CPK-5 Two-Stage Fire Pump. This acquisition will replace an existing, unserviceable pump on the crash firetruck.

The Waterous CPK-5 is a highly specialized two-stage fire pump required to ensure seamless integration with the existing drivetrain, plumbing, and control panel infrastructure of the current apparatus without requiring extensive structural or engineering modifications. Procuring a brand-name-or-equal alternative would mandate significant retrofitting, resulting in unacceptable delays in mission readiness and excessive out-of-pocket costs to the Government.

5. Determination: Based on the findings above, the proposed sole source, brand name, or band name or equal action is justified under the applicable regulation.

6. Signature Authority: (Contracting Officer Instruction: In accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix, the Contracting Officer is the approval authority for these determinations).

RAMON A. JIMENEZ

Contracting Officer, Base Support Flight

Approved:

RAMON JIMENEZ, Civ, USAF Flight Chief, Base Support Flight