BNJ for VTI.pdf

This document is a Request for Brand Name Purchase from the Department of Air Force Headquarters Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, dated 21 October 2025. The request is for a specific VTI Instruments Data Acquisition (DAQ) Card, part number 70-0071-002, consisting of one VM9000 carrier and three VM8618 digital to analog (DAQ) modules used in vapor cycle controller (VCC) test stands to convert electrical signals from digital to analog for asset communication.

Market research was conducted using System for Award Management (SAM) databases, focusing on small businesses including 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and Women Owned Small Business categories. The GSA2GIT RFQ178510 was sent to 69 vendors and resulted in six Requests of Motivation (ROMs). The total project would require significant investment, with a potential complete redesign and test program rewrite estimated to cost around $4,000,000, and existing VTI test stand spares cards purchased through government disposal costing approximately $200,000. The specific DAQ cards are listed in test stand drawing number 51191510.