BNJ for UniWest EVI Purchase.pdf

This document is a Brand Name Justification memorandum from the Department of Air Force's Headquarters Air Force Sustainment Center (AFMC) at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, dated 30 September 2025. The 76th AMXG is requesting funds to purchase a UniWest EVi Advanced Eddy Current Instrument, a portable eddy-current testing machine with array capabilities, which is critical for performing Probability of Detections (PoDs) analysis on aircraft at depot and field locations.

The memorandum specifically justifies procuring the UniWest EVi machine as the only brand that meets the Government's requirements under Technical Order (TO) 1B-1B-36, Paragraph 57.27. Market research was conducted using multiple databases including Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), System for Award Management (SAM), and Federal Supply Code (FSC) 6655, with searches for small businesses, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and Women Owned Small Businesses. The research found no alternative vendors, leading the contracting office to proceed with a full and open acquisition through local contracting, with FAR 13.106(b)(1) determining that specific brand name requirements are necessary.