BNJ for VTI.pdf

This document is a Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Sustainment Center (AFMC) procurement request for a VTI Instruments DAQ Card for a brand name purchase. The specific item required is a VTI Instruments DAQ card (part number 70-0071-002), consisting of one VM9000 carrier and three VM3618 digital to analog (DAQ) modules, which will be used in a vapor cycle controller (VCC) test stand to convert electrical signals from digital to analog.

Market research was conducted using System for Award Management (SAM) databases, reviewing small businesses including 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and Women Owned Small Business categories. The DoD ESI Hardware Search tool yielded no responses, while a GSA2GIT RFQ to 69 vendors resulted in six Requests of Measure (ROMs). The test stand development would require complete redesign and re-write of test programming if a different brand were chosen, potentially costing around $4,000,000. Other VTI spare cards purchased by the Government have already required disposal, costing approximately $200,000. The document indicates that VTI Instruments is the only brand that can provide modules meeting the specific configuration control requirements for the test stand's communication needs.