Attachment 6 - Brand Name Justification Elastic Training Redacted.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: 27 SOCONS/PKA

Project/Program Name: Elastic Training

Purchase Request / Local ID Number:

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Elastic Training for the Mission Defense Team.

Due to the uniqueness of the MDT, there is not an Air Force Wide standard of training. AFSOC A6 has approved Elastic training, which falls within the guidance of the Cyber Squadron Initiative.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

Introduction of additional vendor equipment into the MDT would require additional interoperability evaluations, as well as increase the total cost of ownership (TCO) through additional training contracts.

Without this brand name training, there would be substantial duplication of cost to the Government that would not be expected to be recovered through full and open competition.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Various large businesses are able to provide the Elastic Training referenced in Section III. A combined synopsis/solicitation will be posted on the GPE, along with the basis of the justification for the brand name Elastic Training. The Contracting Officer will determine a fair and reasonable price based on competitive responses received from the combination synopsis/solicitation.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

Using the brand name Elastic training minimizes the number of training and acquisition contracts needed as well as the training

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

11-Sep-2020

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Robyn L. Knight, GS-11

Signature of Contracting Officer

KNIGHT.ROBYN.L.12863513

Digitally signed by

KNIGHT.ROBYN.L.1286351324

Date: 2020.09.11 14:15:43 -06'00'